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{{short description|American entrepreneur and investor (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zach Klein
| image = Zach Klein selfie photo from 2019.jpg
| caption = Klein in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|09|26|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Rochester, New York
| nationality = American
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]]
| spouse = Courtney Klein
}}
'''Zach Klein''' (born {{birth date|1982|09|26|mf=yes}}) is an American [[Internet entrepreneur|entrepreneur]] and investor, and former CEO of [[Dwell (magazine)|Dwell]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Zach Klein's announcement on LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7029253433975062528/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=linkedin.com/ |language=en}}</ref> He is best known for co-founding and designing [[Vimeo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fuelyourinterface.com/interview-with-zach-klein-designer-of-vimeo-com/|title=Interview with Zach Klein, Designer of Vimeo.com|date=August 17, 2009|website=Fuel Your Interface|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> He also co-founded [[DIY.org]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bilton |first=Nick |title=Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children |language=en |work=Bits Blog |url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/disruptions-a-beacon-to-silicon-valley-from-a-start-up-for-children/ |access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> and created the Cabin Porn phenomenon, which was initially an online project "created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding" but grew into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/fashion/the-cabin-porn-commune.html|title=Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow|last=Green|first=Penelope|date=2015-09-23|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cabin-porn-zach-klein-tech-ceo-inspires-people-unplug-wilderness/|title=Tech CEO helps people unplug with "cabin porn"|date=2015-09-29|work=CBS News|access-date=2017-12-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Cabin porn|last1=Klein|first1=Zach|last2=Leckart|first2=Steven|last3=Kalina|first3=Noah|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|others=Beaver Brook (N.Y. : Commune)|year=2015|isbn=9780316378215|edition=First|location=New York, New York|oclc=900012164}}</ref>

== Education ==
Klein spent his earliest years in [[Western New York]] and later lived in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], where he attended [[Bishop Luers High School]]. He is a graduate of [[Wake Forest University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/faculty/profile/zach_klein/|title=Zach Klein – School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design|publisher=Interactiondesign.sva.edu|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> where he was a studio art major.<ref name="WF-Magazine">{{cite web |last1=Hanner |first1=Carol L. |title=For the Love of New Ideas |url=https://magazine.wfu.edu/2020/03/05/for-the-love-of-new-ideas/ |website=Wake Forest Magazine |access-date=4 January 2023 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was a partner at Connected Ventures, which founded and operated [[CollegeHumor]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/01/24/funny-boys|title=Funny Boys|last=Mead|first=Rebecca|date=2005-01-17|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-12-21|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> He was a faculty member at the [[School of Visual Arts]], where he taught in the [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] program in [[Interaction Design]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/ |title=School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design |publisher=Interactiondesign.sva.edu |access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

In February 2020, Klein was appointed as CEO of the design and technology brand [[Dwell (magazine)|Dwell]].<ref name="Dwell-PR">{{cite web |first1=Dwell Magazine |title=Dwell Announces New CEO, Zach Klein |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dwell-announces-new-ceo-zach-klein-300998712.html |website=www.prnewswire.com |publisher=PR Newswire |access-date=4 January 2023 |language=en |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>

== Selected publications ==
In 2015, Klein published the [[Cabin Porn (book)|''Cabin Porn'']] photo-book<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=2015-09-23 |title=Where Tiny Houses and Big Dreams Grow |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/fashion/the-cabin-porn-commune.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> followed by ''Cabin Porn: Inside'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Reviw - Cabin Porn: Inside, edited by Zach Klein |url=https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-08-27/book-reviw-cabin-porn-inside-edited-by-zach-klein/62021 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.theportugalnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tipton |first=Gemma |date=17 Oct 2020 |title=Dreaming small has become big business |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/interiors/dreaming-small-has-become-big-business-1.4380705 |access-date=2022-07-11 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Twitter | zachklein | Zach Klein }}

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