Zachary Zimmermann is a Master’s student at Trent University in the Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies program. Zach completed his Bachelor’s of International Relations at IE University in Madrid, Spain where he co-founded and was the Editor-in-Chief of the university’s official academic journal, the IE International Policy Review. 

Zach has four years of experience working as a policy analyst and negotiator for Crown-Indigenous Relations, as well as being the first coordinator for the Canadian Institute for Arctic Security, the only northern-based think tank in Canada dedicated to Arctic security. Zach is also an alumni of the Students on Ice Youth Arctic Policy Cohort, in which he got the opportunity to deliver a panel discussion at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Born in Inuvik, NWT and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, Zach is passionate about researching the Canadian North and Arctic. Zach’s research interests centre around military security/strategy and geopolitics in the Arctic. Specifically, Zach completed his undergraduate thesis focused on applying combat models to hypothetical conflict scenarios in the Arctic to gather strategic considerations for NATO forces in the region. This research was granted the Best Thesis Award by his university, having received the highest grade out of his graduating class.