Jaxson Khan is a technology strategist and policy leader who has spent over a decade driving innovation across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He is CEO of Aperture AI, a strategy consulting firm helping major corporations and governments navigate and capitalize on AI and emerging technologies.

Jaxson is a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where he teaches a master’s course on digital transformation and AI policy, co-directs the AI Competitiveness Project, and co-authored Sovereign by Design: Strategic Options for Canadian AI Sovereignty. He also serves as a Board Director of the Human Feedback Foundation, a non-profit advancing open-source AI and public input into AI systems.

Previously, Jaxson served as Senior Policy Advisor to Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, where he played a pivotal role in designing the $2.4 billion AI Sovereign Compute Strategy and passing major reforms to the Competition Act. His portfolio spanned quantum, semiconductors, intellectual property, and innovation policy. He has also served as Chief of Staff at LawAI, a global think tank on AI, law, and policy.

Jaxson started his career in startups, including as Director of Growth at Fable, an accessibility technology company. He co-created and hosted AskAI, one of Canada’s first AI-focused podcasts. He holds an Executive MBA from Quantic and a BA from Huron University, where he studied as a 3M National Student Fellow and received an Alumni Award of Distinction.