Nolan Farris

President of Field Operations at Handshake

Nolan Farris is the President of Field Operations at Handshake since April 2024, focusing on providing equal access to meaningful careers for college students through an extensive network of partners. Prior to this role, Nolan served as the President & COO of Payscale from April 2023 to January 2024, where the emphasis was on enhancing compensation transparency and strategy. Nolan has extensive experience at Indeed.com as Chief Revenue Officer from September 2008 to April 2023, leading efforts at the world’s largest job site. Additional roles include Senior Vice President of Sales and Executive Sponsor for the Black Inclusion Group at CoverWallet, Advisor at CoverWallet, and various positions at Yahoo! HotJobs, including Senior Director of National Accounts Sales. Nolan began a career at Accenture as an HR Operations Specialist after obtaining a BA in Anthropology from Union College in 1997.

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New Canaan, United States

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Handshake is the number one site for college students to find a job. Today, the Handshake community includes 18 million students and young alumni from 1,400 educational institutions including four-year colleges, community colleges, boot camps, and 290+ minority-serving institutions. They connect up-and-coming talent across all 50 states with nearly 600,000+ employers recruiting on Handshake — from every Fortune 500 company to thousands of small businesses, nonprofits, startups, and more. Handshake is democratizing opportunity and ensuring college students have the support they need to find a great job and kick-off a meaningful career.