Zak Enzminger

Zakaria Enzminger is a Senior Associate at Pallas Advisors since January 2024, previously serving as an Associate and a National Security Fellow. Concurrently, Zakaria has held the position of Senior Associate at Pallas Ventures since August 2025, following prior experience as an Associate from June 2024 to August 2025. Earlier roles include Marketing and Communications Strategist at For-Purpose, PBC, where Zakaria authored content and led philanthropy integration projects, and Strategy and Communications Consultant at Fruitful, developing product positioning for a fintech target market. Experience with Pathway Automated Insurance Communication involved managing content strategy and SEO integration for marketing. Zakaria's tenure at Civic Entertainment Group included advising Ford Motor Company on electrification and autonomy, while previous roles at IVY, the National Democratic Institute, and Brown University contributed to expertise in policy curation and research in Middle Eastern studies. Zakaria holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a Bachelor's degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from Brown University.