# Tech & Society Lab | Zach Rausch

##  Zach Rausch

Managing Director and Chief Researcher

![Man with brown hair in black jacket ](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2026-09/img_1305_1.jpg.webp?itok=xu93jPJy)

[Zach Rausch](https://zach-rausch.com/) is a Senior Research Scientist at NYU’s Stern School of Business, Chief Researcher to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and Managing Director of the Tech & Society Lab at NYU Stern. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Religious Studies and a Master of Science in Psychological Science from SUNY New Paltz. Before his academic career, Zach worked in wilderness therapy and as a direct care worker in two psychiatric group homes.

****Childhood Free Play Memory:****
Shaking, gripping onto a rope at the top of a cliff, preparing to rappel for the first time.