Zach Perret — Co-founder & CEO, Plaid

**Zach Perret** is the co-founder and CEO of **Plaid**, the financial infrastructure company that connects applications to users' bank accounts. Plaid's API is the invisible plumbing behind most fintech apps — when you connect your bank account to Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, or Chime, you're using Plaid. The company serves over 8,000 fintech and financial institutions and connects to over 12,000 banks and financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.