President Profile: Matthew Zinman

► Founder of Z University, the leading advocate for emerging professionals to gain practical experience and close the gap between school and work.

► Creator of Intern Toolkit, a comprehensive resource that gives businesses everything needed to manage interns as easily as possible, to increase productivity, and to provide students with vital hands-on experience and career training.

► Innovator of the virtual internship program model, which enables  businesses to utilize interns' capabilities while they work off-site and apply flex-time to complete projects.

► Entrepreneur of Z Communication, Inc., established in 2002, a full-service marketing communication and strategic management firm. The company, based in Newtown, PA, leverages a partner network of more than 250 independent professionals to shape its services to fit each client's specific needs. Mr. Zinman continues to explore the potential for various business and consumer products and services.

► Consultant of communication management and marketing practices to more than 75 clients among a variety of organizations, including: Microsoft Corporation, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, McDonald's Corporation, Siemens Medical Solutions, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the maker of Arm & Hammer brand products). Mr. Zinman's career evolved among several marketing, public relations, advertising and branding agencies and involved a wide range of related practices.

► Author of numerous articles in various trade and business publications as well as Intern Toolkit, Mr. Zinman continues to develop a variety of informative topics to benefit professionals and students alike.

► Mentor of nearly 200 student interns, Mr. Zinman brings more than 20 years of first-hand experience with business internships and personally manages Z University's program. He also is a frequent lecturer at various colleges, universities, and professional associations on a number of career development topics.

► Intern who prepared for his career among four different organizations including: in the summer of 1984 with KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia; in the summer of 1985 with the Philadelphia Phillies; from 1986 to 1989 with Warner Bros. Studios; and in 1989 with Goebel/Kirk, Inc., a communication management firm, which subsequently employed him.

► Graduate of Temple University in 1989, Mr. Zinman earned a B.A. cum laude in Journalism with a public relations concentration and advanced studies in Radio/Television/Film.