Christine Cruzvergara is the Chief Education Strategy Officer at Handshake, the largest career platform for Gen Z talent -- a community that includes over 15 million students and alumni from 1,500+ educational institutions. She has served as the Associate Provost for Career Education at Wellesley College, where she received the Innovation Award from EDUventures and the Excellence Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Inspired by her own experience as a first-generation college student, she's held senior-level positions and board roles at George Mason University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, NACE, and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), all motivated around helping more students land great careers.