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Karl Zachar has served since 2004 as general manager for oncology
software firm IntrisiQ Financial, Waltham, Mass., where he led the
turnaround and repositioning of the company into an oncology data
business.
From 2001 to 2004, he worked as president and COO for Shackleton
School, Boston, an experiential high school founded by alumni and
faculty from the Harvard Business School and Harvard School of
Education. During his time at Shackleton, Karl Zachar oversaw a staff
of 22 professionals. Karl Zachar also developed management systems that
supported the educational, fundraising and administrative teams. In
addition to that, Karl Zachar worked closely with donors and the
school’s board of directors to insure that Shackleton’s operating needs
and capital requirements were met. The school’s annual fundraising
budget was $2 million.
Prior to joining Shackleton, Karl Zachar served for eight years with
Boston-based Goldman Sachs as vice president of the investment
management division. From 1998 to 2001, Karl Zachar held the position
of chief investment officer for the top-ranked team within Goldman’s
Private Wealth Management division. Together with a team of three other
professionals, Karl Zachar collectively managed some $12 billion of
client assets.
Highlights of his time with Goldman include a five-year equity track
record that outperformed the S&P500 by approximately 250 bps. Karl
Zachar consistently ranked in the top 5% of all teams within Goldman
Sachs. Karl Zachar also was awarded Model Team status across entire
division, led workshops on portfolio management for investment
professionals, was responsible for captaining Harvard Business School
recruiting and received Goldman’s Division Leadership Award in 2000.
Before joining Goldman, Karl Zachar worked as an associate for
Prudential Global Funding, New York. During his time with Prudential,
Karl Zachar was responsible for maintaining 250 domestic and
international trading accounts. Karl Zachar managed currency risk for
positions up to $200 million using U.S. Treasury bonds, Eurodollar
futures, and Canadian government securities.
Karl Zachar earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he
co-authored a Harvard case study on corporate restructuring. His
undergraduate degree comes from Amherst College, where he earned a BA,
Magna Cum Laude, in economics and international relations.
As part of his community involvement, Karl Zachar serves as a board
member for the North Carolina Outward Bound School, an outdoor,
experiential leadership program for teens. Karl Zachar is also an
agriculture committee member for the Codman Community Farm in Lincoln,
Mass. The farm’s mission is to conserve New England farmland and
heritage breed livestock while educating children in agriculture,
conservation and animal husbandry.
A fluent speaker of Spanish, Karl Zachar travels the world to pursue
his hobbies of white-water kayaking, scuba diving, hiking and mountain
biking. Karl Zachar is a member of the Boston Triathlon team. Last
summer Karl Zachar completed both the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
and the 190-mile Pan Mass Challenge. His PMC team raised more than
$40,000 for multiple myeloma research at the Dana Farber Cancer
Institute. He is married, with two sons.
Karl Zachar at
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Karl Zachar at Yahoo 360
Karl Zachar at iKarma
Karl Zachar at
Intrinsiq
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