Jason Burnett joined the Brown University men's soccer staff in August 2011 as an assistant coach under Patrick Laughlin.  Previously, Burnett served as an assistant at the University of Vermont for one season working with the team's goalkeepers. 

Burnett arrived at UVM after a successful four-year career at Saint Michael's College. A goalkeeper, he served as team captain and was an All-New England selection as a senior. During his career at SMC he ranked among the Northeast-10 Conference leaders in six different categories, including saves, shutouts and goals against average. He was part of a four-year class that won 37 games, the most by any four-year class in the program's history.

Burnett earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Saint Michael's