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Gary Lin

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Member of Forward Deployed Staff at OpenAI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Gary Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Explo, a company that builds customer-facing analytics and dashboards for businesses ranging from startups to the Fortune 500. A computer science graduate from Columbia Engineering, he previously worked as a Forward Deployed Engineer and Enterprise Tech Lead at Palantir Technologies before founding his own venture.

His interest in new ventures was evident early on, as he was an active member of the Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs during his university years. Colleagues have described him as someone who works smartly and independently, picking up new knowledge and tools quickly to contribute significantly to projects.

Interesting fact: Garys company, Explo, is an alumnus of the prestigious Y Combinator (W20) accelerator program.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Member of Forward Deployed Staff
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Customer-Facing Analytics
He is a frequent speaker on this topic, focusing on optimizing the end-user experience for embedded dashboards and reports, which is Explo's core business.
Data Orchestration
He has delivered technical talks on optimizing data orchestration for analytics platforms, sharing insights from Explo's architectural evolution.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Member of Forward Deployed Staff
OpenAI
9-2025 - 4-2026
Director of Product
Omni
11-2019 - 4-2026
Co-founder, CEO
Explo
6-2019 - 11-2019
Enterprise Tech Lead
Palantir Technologies
8-2017 - 6-2019
Forward Deployed Engineer
Palantir Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

Startup Spotlight #127: Explo – Interview with Gary Lin, Co‑Founder & CEO. Featured in F2F (Founder to Founder) Substack
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Gary Lin Net Worth 2026 (Estimated) – Explo Valuation YC. Featured in Entrepreneurial Check
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Education
2013 - 2017
Computer Science
Columbia Engineering
2009 - 2013
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Leland High School
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