Summary
Tristan Handy is the founder and CEO of dbt Labs, the driving force behind dbt and the modern analytics workflow used by tens of thousands of data analysts. With nearly a decade of leadership in analytics and a broader 20+ year career spanning consulting, operations, and growth roles at Deloitte, Squarespace, Argyle Social, and RJMetrics, he brings product-led growth instincts to open-source developer tooling. Tristan combines strategic vision with operator experience—scaling a developer-focused company from consultancy roots into a category-defining platform while actively recruiting top talent. His background in finance and IT (BS) and an MBA in entrepreneurship inform a data-driven, user-centric approach to building developer communities and sustainable business models.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BS Finance Information Technology, BS Finance Information Technology at University of Maryland
MBA Entrepreneurship, MBA Entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School