# Zachary Markin

> Zachary Markin is the co-founder and CEO of HTD Health. A University of Michigan chemical engineering graduate, he taught himself software engineering while building operating tools for Fresh Corner Cafe in Detroit, later worked in data infrastructure and civic analytics, and built the compliance software company Exos.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at HTD Health
- **Organizations:** HTD Health, Fresh Corner Cafe, Get Fresh Detroit, Exos, Civic Analytics Network at Harvard Kennedy School, Ninety5Health
- **Education:** BSE in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Co-founded Get Fresh Detroit, a student venture that received $2,500 in grant awards., Built custom invoicing, record-keeping, and analytics tools for Fresh Corner Cafe., Co-founded and leads HTD Health.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Get Fresh Detroit, with Noam Kimelman and Zach Markin, is named a student semifinalist in Accelerate Michigan.
- **2011** — A University of Michigan publication describes Get Fresh Detroit supplying seven corner stores; Markin is a junior studying engineering.
- **2016** — Publishes Data Integrations and an Inclusive Web about a job-platform integration project.
- **2017** — Manages the Civic Analytics Network at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center.
- **2023** — Reports that HTD reached eight-digit revenue over seven years without external funding.
- **2023** — MedStack announces the acquisition of the assets and brand of Exos on October 3.
- **2026** — Publishes two articles on HTD Labs experiments with AI coding agents.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Get Fresh Detroit, a student venture that received $2,500 in grant awards.
- Built custom invoicing, record-keeping, and analytics tools for Fresh Corner Cafe.
- Co-founded and leads HTD Health.
- Built Exos, whose assets and brand MedStack announced acquiring in October 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published Context Powers The Compass on May 28, examining context selection for AI implementation planning.
- **2026-04** — Published an HTD Labs React component experiment comparing written guidance with guidance plus executable examples on April 23.

## Links

- Website: https://htdhealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-markin-35887018/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23