Zack is an entrepreneur who has founded and operated companies in the finance, manufacturing and education sectors. He served as chairman of the board at CoreCentric Solutions from 2008-2010 and has been on the board since the company’s inception in 1995.
Spanning 35 years in the finance industry, Zack founded and served as managing partner of Illini Trading, a market-making and proprietary trading firm. He also served as a senior manager for Tradelink and is a founding partner of Axios Investments LLC, a Chicago venture capital firm.
A well-known chess instructor and organizer, Zack has brought his chess programs to schools and community groups throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. He founded Chess Education Partners in 2002.
Zack serves as a board member for Tutoring Chicago, an organization which provides free tutoring to more than 700 young public-school children in Chicago.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois in 1981.
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