Biography

Zach Watson is the Chief of Staff and the global development nonprofit Evidence Action, based in Washington, DC.

Evidence Action takes the most evidence-supported development interventions in the areas of health, water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition, and scales them massively to achieve cost-effective impacts that improve the lives of millions. As Chief of Staff, Zach supports the CEO's strategy and implementation for new and existing programs.

Most recently, he served as a Fellow in the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group, where he performed long-term strategic forecasting and analysis. He has served in various command and staff roles in support of U.S. Army units in the Pacific and in Afghanistan.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Arabic Language from West Point and a Master of Philosophy degree in Development Studies from Cambridge University.