Expanding what’s possible in polarized spaces.
I'M ZACH
What I know about conflict and connection, I learned first in my own body, as a child with learning disabilities, a defiant streak, and an ancestral tree marked by rupture and sustained through repair.
In the Hebrew tradition of Ivrim, “those who cross over,” my work centers on moving toward people who see the world differently.
I carry this inheritance forward with the conviction that in this moment of fracturing, we are being invited to rediscover relationship as the truest form of wisdom.
This is the work I've devoted my life to: nurturing trust, telling stories, and the slow, sacred practice of helping people find their way back to one another.
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Depolarization Workshops Keynotes & Public Speaking
Antisemitism Education Facilitation & Coaching
Workplace Culture & Belonging Storytelling Design
Conflict Coaching Conspiracism & Extremism
Psychological Safety Leadership Development
Dialogue Across Difference Crisis Communications Support
Less Polarization. More Possibility.
As co-founder of Project Shema, I helped build one of the country's leading antisemitism education organizations.
That meant shaping a national approach to Jewish safety rooted in depolarization, compassion, and storytelling while building the culture that made it sustainable: low turnover, deep commitment, and a 20+ person team that stayed grounded through some of the most emotionally demanding work imaginable.
Now, as a facilitator, educator, and consultant, I bring that expertise to organizations, leaders, and communities navigating polarization, the breakdown of trust, antisemitism, and culture transformation.
I keynote conferences, design cohorts and training programs, facilitate dialogues, coach leaders, and consult on curriculum, culture, and org strategy.
Whatever the format, the goal is the same: building the skills, trust, and conditions for people to engage across differences.
Workshops and Keynotes
I keynote leadership summits, design multi-session cohorts, and lead workshops for Fortune 500 teams to Ivy League institutions, NGOs, and government. My work spans depolarization, psychological safety, storytelling, antisemitism, conspiracism, and dialogue across difference. Every session is customized.
Facilitation & Coaching
I work one-on-one with executives, inside teams, and across whole organizations to coach leaders through conflict, facilitate high-stakes dialogues, organize town halls, mediate disputes, and design courageous conversation series that actually change culture. This is hands-on, relational work built around your specific situation.
Curriculum & Program Design
Consulting & Org Strategy
I design curricula, workshops, and multi-session programs, develop conference arcs, build train-the-trainer models, and audit existing programming. Whether you're launching something new or strengthening what you have, help you build the structure that makes the learning experience stick.
Not every challenge needs a workshop. I work alongside leaders as a strategic thought partner on culture change, crisis response, program architecture, and the harder questions underneath. Engagements range from a single advisory session to an ongoing retainer
Partners & Clients
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