Biography

Zach graduated from the Marion Military Institute in Alabama, completed further studies majoring in English at the University of Louisville and then served as a communications officer in the US Army. He started his career in the private sector as a business manager and technical advisor at a regional telecommunications company based in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1997, Zach moved to Los Angeles where he became a business consultant with a focus on mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies. In 2006, he joined a boutique international business advisory firm as a Vice President with a focus on facilitating public listings of foreign companies on US exchanges and foreign acquisitions of US companies.

In 2009, after relocating to New York City, he began consulting with independent producers on financing and distribution opportunities and eventually transitioned into a Producer position at Synthetic Cinema International focusing on development and production. Zach also facilitated the launch of Synthetic Releasing as a sales agency and distributor. He has overseen development, production and distribution of many feature films, bringing a strong business acumen with a focus on creating high quality content both efficiently and profitably.

In 2014, Zach returned to Los Angeles to become an independent producer and co-founded Stargazer Films with Shane O'Brien.

Zach is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Producers Peer Group in the Television Academy.