Zach Leonard is Managing Director, Digital, for The Independent and London Evening Standard titles of Lebedev Holdings. He has previously led digital for The Times and Sunday Times, and The Financial Times, launching FT.com’s subscription model in 2002. Before specialising in digital and social media, Zach developed his marketing expertise within New York advertising agencies and at Fidelity Investments, building interactive channels for clients and consumers.
Zach graduated cum laude in Art History from Harvard University and began his career in publishing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Zach led the PR and Publicity sub-committee for the Contemporary Art Society 2011 fundraiser.