Zachary was born March 7, 1986 in Peru, Illinois. He graduated high school from St. Bede Academy in 2004. He is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago (B.A.), Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D.), and was admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois in 2013. He is a former LaSalle County Assistant State’s Attorney, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and LaSalle County Bar Association.