Zac Zavos

Zac studied Psychology and Sociology and joined IBM Global Services shortly after graduating. While at IBM, he completed a Master of Commerce (Information Systems & Management). After IBM, Zac worked as a consultant overseas and with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks.

In 2007, Zac and his brother turned a hobby website into a digital media business: Conversant Media. Mike Gregg invested and was a Director of the business from inception. In 2010 Network Ten invested in Conversant Media’s flagship sports website, The Roar. By 2016, Zac had bought back Ten’s shares and had grown Conversant to a $1m+ EBITDA business. In October 2016, Conversant Media was acquired by ASX listed APN News & Media. Following the acquisition, Zac was CEO of the digital division of APN News & Media, now trading as HT&E.

In 2017, he was named in Mediaweek’s Top 25 Media People in Australia. Eighteen months after acquisition, Zac left HT&E to form Shearwater Capital with Mike and Charles.

Zac serves on the Board or Advisory Board for Shearwater portfolio companies Playground, Sitemate, SalesPreso, and Diffuse Energy.