Jason Glaser is the founder and CEO of La Isla Network, an occupational health research organization and consultancy dedicated to ending heat related illnesses, including chronic kidney disease from non-traditional causes (CKDnT) among workers and their communities worldwide. A recognized global voice on CKDnT and occupational heat stress, Glaser has led research, advocacy, policy change, and guided employers and governments in addressing some of their most challenging occupational health challenges. He is the author of numerous academic articles and policy reports, and has brought the world’s attention to the CKDnT crisis via media appearances in The Guardian, New York Times, Vice News, Washington Post, TIME and Al Jazeera.
Through La Isla Network, Jason pulls together an international community of researchers, advocates, media professionals, and industry contacts, forging multi-stakeholder partnerships to protect workers in a warming world. He has markedly improved conditions for workers throughout Central America via programs like the Adelante Initiative, and is now working with partners with funding from the Belmont Forum on Climate Change and European Commission to scale up protections for workers at risk of heat stress globally.