Maret Jaks

Maret Jaks is a fearless author, speaker, and independent thinker who refuses to self-censor. Born in Canada, raised in the United States, and seasoned by years across Europe, she brings a rare, lived international perspective to her work.

Shaped by a family that fled Soviet communism on her mother’s side and a working-class Canadian father who knew hardship, Maret developed a fierce appreciation for justice and freedom grounded in the realities that people face. Whether writing about technology, culture, power, or personal adventure, Maret combines rigorous research, personal storytelling, and a rare willingness to say what others won’t. Her voice is blunt yet compassionate, provocative yet deeply human. She writes not to please any political side, but to defend individual freedom, clear thinking, and courage in an age of conformity.

For over 25 years she has advised some of the world’s largest corporations on complex software systems—bringing that same rigor, clarity, and unflinching honesty to her writing on technology, culture, power, and personal adventure.

Blunt yet compassionate, provocative yet deeply human, Maret writes to defend individual liberty, clear thinking, and courage in an age of conformity. No party line, no sacred cows—just sharp insight for everyday people who still value freedom and decency.

Now that her children are grown, she continues exploring life with curiosity and her beloved dogs while writing at her NOT YOUR DONKEY substack under her name. She values the wise advice of Dr. Suess: "Think left and think right, think low and think high, oh the Thinks we can think up if only we try."

Bray freely!