# Brandon Card

> Brandon Card is the co-founder and CEO of Terzo, an enterprise AI company connecting contract commitments with financial data. A Syracuse University economics and finance graduate and former football linebacker, he previously worked at Oracle, IBM and Microsoft and built Terzo with Al Giocondi and Pradeep Thangavel in 2020.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Terzo
- **Organizations:** Terzo, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Syracuse University
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in economics and finance, Syracuse University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Terzo in 2020 after an enterprise technology career at Oracle, IBM and Microsoft., Led Terzo through its $3.2 million seed round and its announced $16 million Series A., Built a company reporting over $20 billion of customer contract value managed in its November 2022 funding announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Played linebacker on the Syracuse University football team.
- **2008** — Met future Terzo co-founder Al Giocondi at Harry’s Bar and Grill in Syracuse.
- **2010** — Graduated from Syracuse University; subsequently began his software career at Oracle.
- **Before 2020** — Worked at Oracle, IBM and Microsoft in enterprise technology and sales, including cloud portfolio management.
- **2018** — While at Microsoft, assembled 95 slides of contract screenshots for an automotive client, a formative frustration behind Terzo.
- **2020** — Co-founded Terzo with Al Giocondi and Pradeep Thangavel in March.
- **2021** — Terzo emerged from stealth after a $3.2 million seed financing.
- **2022** — Terzo announced a $16 million Series A led by Align Ventures in November.
- **2026** — Continued leading Terzo as it expanded its public-sector focus and appointed Douglas Lute to its board.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Terzo in 2020 after an enterprise technology career at Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.
- Led Terzo through its $3.2 million seed round and its announced $16 million Series A.
- Built a company reporting over $20 billion of customer contract value managed in its November 2022 funding announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared with Douglas Lute in a Terzo-published discussion of financial visibility at the Pentagon.
- **2026-08** — Published the RealClearPolicy opinion article Government Contracts Are a Financial Asset.
- **2026-06** — Terzo promoted his interview with Daniel Robbins on financial intelligence and said it was preparing for a Series B.
- **2026-06** — Terzo announced Douglas Lute’s appointment to the board alongside Card and Neel Chary.

## Links

- Website: https://terzo.ai/about-us/leadership/brandon-card
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrcard/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27