14 Facts About Zach Iscol

Zachary Iscol was born on August 18,1978 and is an American civil servant, non-profit executive, politician, and United States Marine veteran who serves as Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management.

Zach Iscol was born in New York City, New York and grew up in Pound Ridge, New York, in an affluent family.

Zach Iscol's father is a cellphone technology entrepreneur, and his mother is an educator.

Zach Iscol served two tours and served in Iraq from 2001 to 2007 as a Captain in the US Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines.

Zach Iscol was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for bravery in combat in that battle, with Combat-Distinguished V device, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

Zach Iscol returned to Iraq to make a film, The Western Front, which was shown at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, and explored in what ways the US changed its tactics in Iraq over time.

In 2018 managing editor Adam Weinstein resigned after CEO Zach Iscol requested that he change the title of a ProPublica investigation into undue influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs featured on the site, which Weinstein felt was undue influence on the publication's editorial independence.

In 2014 Zach Iscol founded and became CEO of Hirepurpose, a hiring platform job website for military veterans and relatives.

Zach Iscol served as a Deputy Director of a temporary field hospital in the Javits Center during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in the spring of 2020.

Zach Iscol launched his campaign in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary on October 21,2020, and was initially entered in the June 22,2021, Democratic primary.

On January 26,2021, Zach Iscol filed paperwork to drop out of the mayor's race, and run instead in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election.

Zach Iscol said his goal was to help the city recover economically from the pandemic, focusing on the performance of city agencies.

Zach Iscol said he would require companies that contract with New York City to describe their commitment to the five boroughs and that he would push to reinvest some pension fund monies in local job creation.

On February 17,2022, Zach Iscol was appointed commissioner of New York City Emergency Management by Mayor Eric Adams.