# Zachary Karabell 

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/about/team/zachary-karabell/
- Published: 2022-09-09T15:38:54-04:00
- Author: Sasha Benke

Zachary Karabell is the founder of the Progress Network, a nonprofit media platform
based at New America, which elevates the voices of thought leaders who articulate
a more positive framework for viewing the world than that which often dominates 
news feeds. Zachary is also the president of River Twice Capital. From 2011-2013,
he ran the River Twice Fund, an alternative fund focused on sustainability. Previously,
he served as president of Fred Alger & Company and was head of Global Strategies
at Envestnet.

Zachary is also an author, commentator, and historian who has written and spoken
widely on history, economics, and international affairs. Zachary is a contributing
editor at _Politico _and contributes to such publications as the _Time Magazine,
The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy__, The Washington 
Post_, and _The New York Times. _Previously, he wrote the “The Edgy Optimist” column
for _Slate_, _Reuters_, and _The Atlantic_. His books include _Inside Money: Brown
Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power_, _The Leading Indicators: A Short
History of the Numbers That Rule Our World_, and _The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman
Won the 1948 Election_, which won the 2000 _Chicago Tribune _Heartland Award for
non-fiction book of the year. Zachary is also a commentator on CNBC, Fox Business,
MSNBC, and hosts the Progress Network’s podcast, _What Could Go Right?_

Zachary sits on the boards of New America and PEN America. He earned a BA from Columbia
University, an MPhil from the University of Oxford, and a PhD from Harvard University,
where he studied US international relations during the Cold War.