Garrett Smiley

Garrett Smiley is the Co-Founder of Sora Schools. Garrett has also worked as a software engineer and a venture partner.

Garrett Smiley has always been interested in technology. Garrett started their first software company while they were still in college. After graduation, they worked as a software engineer for Madison Reed. Garrett then joined True Ventures as a TEC Fellow, where they worked with startups and studied the startup ecosystem.

In November 2017, Garrett joined Contrary Capital as a venture partner. As part of this role, they evaluated dozens of companies and sat on the investment committee for pitches from other universities. In May 2019, they left Contrary Capital to co-found Sora Schools.

Garrett Smiley's educational career began with a Field in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Garrett then went on to earn their E Lab Certificate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Their manager is Wesley Samples, Co-Founder. Garrett Smiley works with Chloe Stertz - Admissions Database Coordinator, Megan Valenti - Humanities Expert, and Gulie Carrington - Marketing Manager.