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Zach Brand (he/him)

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VP Product Engineering at Bloomberg Industry Group
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Zach is an award-winning digital and technology executive with over two decades of leadership experience at major media organizations like Bloomberg Industry Group, The Guardian, and NPR. He specializes in product engineering and technology innovation for high-volume digital platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Boston University.

He is passionate about building exceptional teams and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and inclusivity. His recent activities indicate a strong commitment to promoting diversity within the technology sector, actively recruiting at events focused on underrepresented groups in tech.

Unique fact: He has led the complete digital product and technology strategy for internationally recognized news organizations.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
VP Product Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Zach shows up

Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Zach cares about

Digital Media Innovation
His career at NPR, The Guardian, and Bloomberg has centered on leading digital strategy and product development for news and media platforms.
Engineering Leadership
Currently VP of Product Engineering and actively hiring for engineering roles, demonstrating his focus on building and leading talented technical teams.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
VP Product Engineering
Bloomberg Industry Group
4-2020
Chief Technology Officer
Bloomberg Government
10-2016 - 12-2019
Chief Digital Officer
Guardian News & Media
2011 - 4-2016
Vice President, Digital Media & Services
NPR
2007 - 2011
Vice President, Digital Technology
NPR
In the press

Media appearances

Bloomberg Government Announces Additions To Leadership Team With Head Of Engineering Zach Brand And General Manager Cliff Johnson. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
Bachelor's of Science
Boston University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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