Bill Zito is serving as a general manager for a U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time. Zito, who is also a member of USA Hockey’s international council, previously served on the management staff for the 2015 U.S. Men’s National Team that claimed a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Ostrava and Prague, Czech Republic.

Currently, Zito is the assistant general manager of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets and also holds the role of general manager for the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. Zito joined the Blue Jackets in the summer of 2013 before adding his role with the Monsters two years later. Since his arrival, Zito has helped the Blue Jackets to three Stanley Cup Playoffs berths while his debut season with the Monsters saw the organization claim its first Calder Cup championship in franchise history in 2015-16.

Prior to joining the Blue Jackets organization, Zito spent two decades building Acme World Sports into one of the top hockey agencies in the world by uncovering late-round or undrafted, lesser-known players, as well as the top picks. As the agency’s founder and president, his list of clients included: John Madden, Brian Rafalski, Tuukka Rask, Kimmo Timonen, 2013 Vezina Trophy finalist Antti Niemi and former Vezina Trophy and Conn Smythe Award winner Tim Thomas.

Zito is a graduate of Yale University where he played varsity hockey from 1984-87. He then attended law school at the University of Wisconsin and during that time served as an assistant coach for the Badgers hockey team. Upon earning his law degree, he went on to practice at major firms in New York and Chicago before founding Acme World Sports, LLC, in 1995.

Zito and his wife, Julie, are the parents of twin daughters, Gigi and Frankie, and son, Billy.