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Zachary L. Zavidé

Born in Kuwait but forced to leave during the Gulf War in an epic road trip through 4 countries. Following that his childhood turned out to be a tale of two cities shuttling between Paris and London. Homeschooling on the Eurostar turned out to be the only option for his education. He graduated with a BA at age 14 from the University of Westminster and with an MS from Cass Business School (2003) aged just 18 years. ​ Zachary spent a large part of his professional career trading European distressed and high-yield assets at Dresdner Kleinwort, Nomura International, TD Securities before co-founding the Private Equity franchise, TLG Capital, in 2009. Zachary's experience at TLG included investments in a pharmaceuticals plant in Uganda making anti-retroviral and anti-malarial drugs, a cancer centre in Ghana and a Cambodian company running cruises along the Mekong river. ​ He has appeared as a guest host on CNBC several times between the years 2012-2015 including on the prestigious morning show, Squawk Box. ​ When he is not working, he is an actor and playwright, with his works performed in the West End. He also enjoys rock climbing, having climbed in Spain, Turkey & Africa.

Religion and Politics

Isaac Asimov's Foundation and the Bahá'í Faith

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

Isaac Asimov's Foundation and the Bahá'í Faith

A Divine Vessel

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

The Sky Above São Paulo

Jun 1, 2026

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7 min read

The Sky Above São Paulo

Imported policy is destroying the world's great cities. The fix has been hiding in plain sight since 1945.

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Art & Fashion

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The Devil Wears Chanel

May 12, 2026

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6 min read

The Devil Wears Chanel

Notes on power, after the Met Gala

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Iran

+2

Iran Is Burning From Within. Trump Didn't Light the Match

Feb 23, 2026

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7 min read

Iran Is Burning From Within. Trump Didn't Light the Match

But He's Holding It. Just Like He Did With Harvard.

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Zora & Family

+1

Zora Would Have Been Five Today

Aug 3, 2025

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6 min read

Zora Would Have Been Five Today

Her Day, Always

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

History & Heritage

+3

My Latest Venture Is Live

Jul 29, 2025

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6 min read

My Latest Venture Is Live

From a Cambridge idea to a living platform

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Iran

+1

Ta'arof

Jul 14, 2025

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4 min read

Ta'arof

The Art of Flattery

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Iran

+6

🕊️ On Iran, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense

Jun 18, 2025

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3 min read

🕊️ On Iran, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense

Why loving Israel, believing in peace, and opposing regimes means defending Iran’s right not to be bombed.

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Travel

🌇 Dispatch from Dubai: The City-State That Arrived

May 14, 2025

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4 min read

🌇 Dispatch from Dubai: The City-State That Arrived

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Ivy League

A Postcard from Princeton

Apr 17, 2025

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5 min read

A Postcard from Princeton

The symmetry, the wealth, and the mirage of American elegance

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

The Twitter Trap:

Mar 9, 2025

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6 min read

The Twitter Trap:

Fasting, Politics, and the Recalibration of Social Media

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé
The United Guianas: America’s Newest Ally, A Decolonization Triumph, and Latin America’s Switzerland? 🚀🔥

Mar 7, 2025

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3 min read

The United Guianas: America’s Newest Ally, A Decolonization Triumph, and Latin America’s Switzerland? 🚀🔥

the Guianas aren’t just a theoretical unification—they’re the next Switzerland meets Dubai meets Singapore.

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé
The United Guianas:

Mar 7, 2025

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4 min read

The United Guianas:

Latin America’s Brownish Switzerland & Trump’s Biggest Ally in the Hemisphere

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Religion & Spirituality

The Hypnotic Power of Prayer:

Mar 7, 2025

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3 min read

The Hypnotic Power of Prayer:

Repetition, Rhythm, and Transcendence

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

Trump’s Great Divorce

Mar 4, 2025

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4 min read

Trump’s Great Divorce

Is the West Splitting in Two?

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé
Trump: The Julius Caesar Who Survived the Ides of March

Feb 26, 2025

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8 min read

Trump: The Julius Caesar Who Survived the Ides of March

The world is shifting at an astonishing and perhaps even frightening pace.

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

+1

Elon, Mark & Jeff; The Billionaire Glow-Up

Feb 20, 2025

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6 min read

Elon, Mark & Jeff; The Billionaire Glow-Up

How Money, Power, and Aesthetics Reshape Identity, Masculinity & Race

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

BP

Speculative Writings

Feb 10, 2025

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2 min read

Speculative Writings

in a busy Quarter

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

History & Heritage

+2

Founding Charter of the Golestan Union

Feb 10, 2025

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7 min read

Founding Charter of the Golestan Union

Turan bursts to life

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

JD Vance's Selective Morality

Feb 9, 2025

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4 min read

JD Vance's Selective Morality

More in Love with Power Than His Own Wife

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

History & Heritage

+2

Partition’s Impact on India’s Regional Quadrants

Jan 23, 2025

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3 min read

Partition’s Impact on India’s Regional Quadrants

Greater India Explained

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

BP

14 Years of Brown Pundits

Dec 29, 2024

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4 min read

14 Years of Brown Pundits

A Journey of Growth, Transformation, and Reflection

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Dr. V

8 Lessons from 8 Years of Happy Marriage

Dec 18, 2024

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8 min read

8 Lessons from 8 Years of Happy Marriage

Marriage is fun

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Dr. V

+1

I Finally Get Her Research

Dec 12, 2024

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6 min read

I Finally Get Her Research

My Front-Row Seat to Computational Drug Discovery

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé

Politics & Society

Capitalism’s New Skin

Nov 22, 2024

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3 min read

Capitalism’s New Skin

Navigating Identity in a Post-Racial, Hyper-Global World

Zachary L. Zavidé
Zachary L. Zavidé
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