Zach was born and raised in Des Moines and currently resides in Urbandale with his wife, Kelsi, and their children, Berkley and Bowen. He graduated from the University of Iowa and spent nearly a decade traveling the country in his previous career as a Regional Vice President for two prominent financial services companies. Currently, Zach is a financial advisor and partner of The Des Moines Group at Morgan Stanley. Their team focuses on holistic financial planning where his areas of expertise are insurance planning, retirement income, estate, and tax planning. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Des Moines AM for 5 years and will assume the role of President in July 2025. He was recently appointed as a member of the City of Urbandale Economic Development Advisory Board. He is heavily engaged in various philanthropic ventures in central Iowa.