Zach Butterworth

Former Director of Private Sector Engagement, White House

Washington, DC

@ZButterworth46

Experience

  • White House (Biden administration)
  • U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
  • City of New Orleans (Landrieu administration)

Expertise

  • Infrastructure, CHIPS, and IRA investment
  • Clean energy economy
  • Supply chain and inflation
  • Climate disasters and response

Education

  • Loyola University, J.D.
  • Louisiana State University, B.A.

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About Zach

Zach Butterworth is an attorney who advises public and private sector leaders on law, public policy, and strategy. He has spent his career building bipartisan coalitions to change laws and fix intractable problems, whether in city hall, on Capitol Hill, or in the White House.

He most recently served as the Director of Private Sector Engagement in the White House Office of Public Engagement where he was the point person in the Biden-Harris Administration for the business community, working closely with senior administration officials, CEOs, D.C. office heads, and trade associations. In the White House, Zach was a member of the Supply Chains Disruption Task Force that responded to numerous economic crises. He was also on the team negotiating and implementing the American Rescue Plan, CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Other positions in government include Executive Counsel to Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of New Orleans, Legislative Director and Counsel to U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, and Senior Counsel to Congressman Cedric Richmond.

Zach received his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University and a Law Degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. A passionate outdoorsman and former USCG OUPV licensed captain, Zach enjoys spending time outside with his wife and children.