Zachary Taylor was born and raised in Canada. He earned his doctorate in 2011 while studying Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. Upon completion of his doctorate he and his wife spent nearly two years living in Tel Aviv. While in Tel Aviv he furthered his research in turbulence at the Tel Aviv University courtesy of an Azrieli International Post-Doctoral Fellowship. He now resides in Montreal, Quebec and serves as a consultant in a wind engineering firm.