Zach Smith

Zach Smith is a distinguished global organization development leader with a strong background in fostering innovative solutions in talent management, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and organizational effectiveness, along with expertise in change management.

He is known for his exceptional ability to assist individuals, teams, and entire organizations in cultivating and leveraging high-performance cultures for sustainable success. Zach's proficiency lies in evaluating and enhancing individual, team, and organizational performance, as well as in building leadership capabilities, implementing pipeline strategies, and facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration.

Driven by his passion for creating thriving work environments, Zach focuses on guiding organizations in developing their culture, people, structures, and processes to support continued high performance across the entire system. He is dedicated to fostering inclusive and equitable workplaces, assessing organizational structures and talent to implement necessary strategies for adapting to rapidly changing business landscapes, and enabling spaces for reflection and collaboration to stimulate creativity and innovation.

Zach's specialties include organization development, change management, talent management, executive coaching, leadership development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

He pursued his Master's degree at Antioch McGregor and completed his Bachelor's degree at Denison University.

Throughout his career, Zach has held key positions such as Director of Human Capital & Organizational Effectiveness, Director of Talent Management, Head of Talent Development, and Vice President of Human Capital Management at Bridge Investment Group. Additionally, he has served as Vice President of Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs, Executive Director at Abound, Principal at Interkannections, Business Development Committee member at Room to Read, and Managing Partner at Canning Japan.