Zach serves as a Staff Assistant on the Senate Armed Services Committee where he supports the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, the Subcommittee on Readiness & Management Support, and the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities. Zach also attends Georgetown University Law Center as a Juris Doctor candidate in the evening section specializing in national security law. Outside of work and school, he participates as a member of Foreign Policy for America's NextGen Initiative focused on the intersection of domestic politics and national security. In the past, Zach served as a Staff Assistant in the Office of Senator Cory A. Booker. Zach has also supported both the communications and legislative staff on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as an intern. Zach holds a Master's of Arts in Security Studies with distinction as a Presidential Management Fellow Finalist and a Bachelor's of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.Zach has published academic research and commentary in the Georgetown Security Studies Review. His areas of interest include space law and policy, strategic stability and nuclear weapons, missile defense, spectrum management, security assistance, defense acquisitions and trade, defense industrial base resiliency and capacity, production diplomacy, economic security, and national security budgeting.In high school, he staffed local campaigns and the offices of state legislators. In addition, Zach staffed the Finance Department at Tom Malinowski for Congress and helped raise $6.25 million. Later, Zach interned for both the Borgen Project and Foreign Policy for America to increase funding for the International Affairs Budget. In college, Zach supported a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India as a Research Assistant focused on the global rise of populism and democratic backsliding. Zach also interned for Senator Gary C. Peters, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Outside of politics, Zach delights in taking photos (portraits and landscapes), hiking, and engaging with LGBTQ+ and Hindu communities.