As Reconstruct’s CEO, Zak is responsible for achieving company success by creating elated customers, employees, and shareholders. Zak developed expertise in construction technology while he was the COO/CRO of Buildup Technologies. His early stage business development work with Financial Engines laid the groundwork for the company’s IPO and its $2B market cap today. He learned operational excellence during his time with Samsung. He also has over a decade management consulting experience with LEK, SyncDev, and Accelerev working with venture capital-backed startups. Zak has an MBA from Stanford and an AB from Harvard in Economics. He loves Bootcamp Tough Mudders, Laphraoig, playing the flute/sax, and coaching his children’s sports activities.

During his 15 years in the industry, Mani designed and built commercial buildings, infrastructure systems, and port facilities in the U.S. and abroad. With a PhD in Civil Eng from Univ. of Illinois, Mani’s research has contributed to developing computer vision and BIM solutions to empower project teams better plan, coordinate, and communicate on their jobsites. Mani is now leveraging his amazing exposure to the most creative people in construction, technology, and academic worlds to improve productivity of the construction industry as a whole.