Zach is a second year MBA/MS student in the Erb Institute for Sustainable Global Enterprise, striving to build better connections between communities and their food sources. In his time at University of Michigan, Zach has worked with Walmart and Kellogg Company to strengthen food supply chains and empower growers. Previously, Zach was a communications strategist in Washington, DC, where he worked with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to expand the national profile of Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. He continues to work with startups as a mentor with 1776, a Washington DC-based incubator and seed fund. Zach earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.