Zachary German is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an expert in American political and constitutional thought, early modern thought, statesmanship, political culture, politics and religion, and constitutional design. His published and ongoing research includes work on figures such as James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass.

German teaches courses on political thought, constitutionalism, and leadership with an emphasis on American civic life. He most recently taught at Arizona State University and holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Notre Dame.