Zach First
Partner,
Value Creation Center general manager
Profilo di Zach
Competenze
- Co-author of The Power of Strategic Fit
- Co-creator of The Wall Street Journal Management Top 250
- Former Executive Director and co-founder of the Drucker Institute
Zach First leads Bain's Value Creation Center. He is the inventor or co-inventor of Bain's Stakeholder Value System, Synthetic Org Navigator, Synthetic Employees, and Strategic Fit diagnostic.
Prior to joining Bain, Zach helped launch the Drucker Institute where he went on to serve as Executive Director. In addition to his consulting work, Zach has written for Harvard Business Review magazine, co-led the creation of the The Wall Street Journal annual ranking of the best managed companies, and co-led the creation and commercialization of investment indices and funds with S&P Dow Jones Indices and Japan's Daiwa Asset Management.
He holds an Ed.D from Harvard University and a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College.
Recent Insights
- “Get Off the Transformation Treadmill,” Harvard Business Review,dicembre 2025, Article
- “The Power of Strategic Fit in Retail,” Brief, ottobre 2025
- “Linking Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Engagement,” Interattivo, aprile 2025
- “The Power of Strategic Fit,” Harvard Business Review,febbraio 2025, Article
- “Warren Buffett’s Portfolio Is Even Better Than You Think,” Snap Chart, settembre 2024