Summary
Joe Garrison is a founder-engineer and CEO with over a decade of experience building hardware-focused developer tools and embedded systems. As Co-Founder and CEO of Saleae, he turned a garage-built logic analyzer into a profitable, self-funded company whose products are trusted by engineers at Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, and Google. He combines electrical engineering chops (BSEE) and an MBA to bridge product, hardware, firmware, and business strategy, having shipped complex hardware/software products since the early 2000s. Prior roles at LeapFrog and a hands-on startup designing integrated electromechanical systems gave him deep C/C++ and firmware experience across constrained platforms. Known for making debugging delightful, he focuses on tooling that accelerates firmware and circuit development while scaling a small, mission-driven team.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration at Arizona State University
English