Garrett Lord

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Handshake

Garrett Lord is the co-founder and CEO of Handshake, the leading college-to-career network helping today's students launch meaningful careers. Handshake aims to democratize opportunity for all students - no matter where they go to school, what they major in, or who they know. While a student at Michigan Tech, Garrett gained experience at both Los Alamos National Labs and Palantir. In 2014, Garrett and his fellow classmates launched Handshake. Today, the Handshake community helps 14 million students and young alumni from 800+ colleges and universities connect with 420,000 employers nationwide - including 100% of Fortune 500. Garrett is a Detroit area native and current San Francisco resident.