Garlin Gilchrist
Profile
Garlin Gilchrist II is an American politician and engineer serving as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked as a software engineer at Microsoft and as a community organizer. During his tenure as Lieutenant Governor, he has focused on criminal justice reform, chairing the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, and addressing racial disparities in public health as the chair of the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.
Details
- Born
- September 25, 1982 · 43 years old
- Birth place
- Detroit, Michigan
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Career
- Software engineer at Microsoft, community organizer, director of innovation and emerging technology for the City of Detroit, executive director of the Center for Social Media Responsibility

