Our Team

As Executive Director at the Foundation, Zanes is responsible for leading the implementation of the Welters’ philanthropic vision and strategy for AnBryce, managing stakeholder relationships, and overseeing program delivery, operations, and communications. While the Executive Director role is a new one for Zanes here at the Foundation, he is a familiar face. Zanes has been of service to the Welters family and the AnBryce Foundation for over a decade, including tenures on both AnBryce’s Advisory Council as well as the Strategic Planning Committee.

Prior to his new role at the Foundation, Zanes was Executive Director and Head of Corporate Research at IN4.OS, a World Economic Forum (WEF) New Champion company specializing in Industry 4.0 solutions for clients operating in aerospace, defense, and life sciences industries. As an executive there, Zanes was exposed to advanced manufacturing technologies as well as a wide network of industry experts. Zanes brings a lot to the table, including previous experience working in both philanthropy and startup. He has also worked at the Wilson Center as a staffer for their Africa Program, at Morgan Stanley as an associate, and at Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior consultant.

Zanes is active in several professional organizations, including National Urban Fellows at Georgetown University. He also serves on the boards of Druid Hill Park Partnership as Vice Chairman and Coppin State University College of Business Center for Strategic Entrepreneurship. He holds an MA from the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth College, an MPA from the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College, and a BS from Coppin State University. Among his academic and professional achievements, Zanes is a former National Urban Fellow and a Booz Allen Hamilton sponsored participant in Harvard Kennedy School’s Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance program. When Zanes is not hard at work, he enjoys time at home with his wife of fifteen years, their two daughters, and their dog, Rondo Boston. He enjoys reading biographies and cookbooks as well as watching football. Go Ravens!