I sat down with Jason G. Green to talk about his memoir Too Precious to Lose. He served in the Obama White House, but this book is about something deeper; family, race, memory, and the kind of community that shapes a life. It’s a thoughtful conversation about where we are as a country and what we risk losing.
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Jason Green
Jason G. Green is a Maryland-born community builder, attorney, entrepreneur, and storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of economic opportunity, community trust-building, and democratic renewal. He is the author of the forthcoming book Too Precious to Lose (One World | Penguin Random House, 2026), an intimate narrative that blends a personal, community history with a broader call to repair the connections that bind us together. Green served as Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Counsel to President Obama, advising on domestic and economic policy during the recovery from the Great Recession. He later co-founded SkillSmart, a pioneering workforce and economic-impact software company that has helped quantify more than $100 billion in economic development activity and supported a talent pipeline of skilled workers across the United States.