Garrett Lord is the co-founder and CEO of Handshake, the career platform for Gen Z. Handshake’s mission is to democratize access to opportunity by enabling students and alumni to establish meaningful relationships--no connections, experience, or luck required. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Garrett and his team have developed a powerful network where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Since 2014, nearly 1 million companies have joined the platform to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. Handshake is built for where you’re going, not where you’ve been.

Garrett grew up in the Detroit area and attended Michigan Tech University before leaving in 2014 to build Handshake.

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