Zach Wade is a senior programming producer for CNN's core mobile platforms. As a journalist, he builds voice and arresting frames into the day's top headlines. As a technologist, he helps create new and better ways to tell big stories on small screens.

Wade works with his team daily to pair news instinct and data insight for crafting mobile homepages that resonate brilliantly and engage users honestly.

Growing digital audiences inspires Wade to build solutions for common newsroom problems, such as app visibility and distribution of content across device types.

Wade channeled the editorial direction for the CNN core mobile app relaunch in 2017, and he continues to steer the app's future iterations.

His educational background in politics, economics and journalism from the University of Missouri is crucial to producing feeds rich with context and intrigue for today's breakneck pace of current affairs.