Zach Taylor

Zach Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Practice of Business Analytics at the School of Business. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. in History from Wheaton College, Illinois. During his tenure at the University of Chicago, he served as a teaching assistant for Entrepreneurial Finance & Commercializing Innovation and worked as an associate in the university tech commercialization fund at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

His research interests focus on leveraging analytics in business contexts, particularly in entrepreneurial finance, innovation commercialization, and product management. Deduced from his professional background, his work bridges technology, market strategies, and startup ecosystems.

Professionally, Taylor spent nine years at IBM in analytics, most recently as a Senior Software Product Manager overseeing go-to-market strategy, technical product development, and analyst relations. His earlier roles include sales, customer success, co-founding a recruiting startup, and refugee resettlement employment specialization.