Zachary D. Stern
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, PwC US
Responsible for overseeing the Legal, Ethics & Compliance, and Public Policy functions and providing strategic counsel to the US Operating Committee and Board of Partners and Principals. Additionally, responsible for the administration of our partnership agreements, supporting PwC US’s Board of Partners and Principals.
Zachary (Zach) Stern has served as General Counsel since 2020 and assumed responsibility as Chief Administrative Officer in 2024. He leads the Office of General Counsel, overseeing the Legal, Ethics & Compliance, and Public Policy functions and providing strategic counsel to the US Operating Committee and Board. Additionally, as Chief Administrative Officer, he is responsible for the administration of our partnership agreements, supporting PwC US’s Board of Partners and Principals.
Previously, Zach was an associate in the Litigation Department of Davis Polk & WardweIl in New York and clerked for the Honorable Peter K. Leisure of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable José A. Cabranes of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Zach graduated from Harvard College in 1994 and Harvard Law School in 1997, both magna cum laude.
Zach lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and their two teenage children. A football player in college, Zach is a big fan of New York sports teams, most notably the Yankees, Rangers and Jets. He also enjoys the outdoors and is an avid bird-watcher.
