WorldStrides Higher Ed, US. Zac Macinnes was recently promoted to vice president of campus partnerships at WorldStrides Higher Ed, leading a large national team building strategic collaborations with US institutions advancing education abroad initiatives. A proud alum of a WorldStrides study abroad program in Peru, Zac began his international education career with WorldStrides (then ISA) in 2009, and went on to hold leadership roles at Trinity College, CIS Abroad, and the University of Connecticut. He returned to his ISA roots in 2021 when he joined WorldStrides as director of campus partnerships. Host of the Changing Lives through Education Abroad podcast, Zac is passionate about values-driven leadership, innovation, and expanding access to study abroad. Zac said: “I’ humbled and honoured to lead a team so boldly committed to showing up for university partners and their students. We aim to be the most trusted education abroad organisation and I can’t wait to connect with colleagues across the country to listen deeply, solve proactively and grow together.”