Speaker

Zack Wasserman oversees business development at Via, the leading developer and operator of on-demand transit systems. He and his team have forged partnerships with cities, transit agencies, private transit operators, and carmakers around the world. Prior to Via, Zack co-founded and managed a specialty steel manufacturer with operations in China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale, where his dissertation examined the origins of entrepreneurial capitalism in Cold War-era California, and a BSFS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.