Zachary Hamed

Zachary Hamed is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and product-focused designer and developer. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Clay, a personal CRM and contact management platform.1

Professional Background

Clay: Zachary co-founded Clay in September 2018.2 The company has gained significant recognition, including:

• Raising $8 million in funding from investors like Forerunner Ventures and General Catalyst
• Winning Best Work & Productivity App at the 26th Annual Webby Awards
• Being featured in Apple's WWDC keynote

Goldman Sachs: Prior to Clay, Zachary was a Product Lead at Goldman Sachs from March 2015 to May 2018.2 During his tenure, he:

• Led the product management team for the Marquee web platform
• Scaled the team from 3 to 150+ people
• Increased monthly active users by over 10x
• Helped launch the first developer-facing API platform in institutional finance1

Education and Achievements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University (2010-2013)2
• Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance list in 20171
• Awarded Thiel Fellowship in 201412

Other Ventures and Roles

• Co-founded Bowery, a startup that raised $1.5 million from investors like Google and Bloomberg1
• Board member for Harvard in Tech and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts2
• Advisor to Lively2
• Design Fellow at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers2

Zachary's career demonstrates a strong focus on product development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the tech and finance sectors.12