Zane graduated from Hillsdale College magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in Economics in 2020. After graduation, he spent two years as Hillsdale’s Director of Student Activities where he oversaw a team of students and executed numerous campus-wide events. Zane then worked at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government where he coordinated lecture events and student colloquia, before returning to his alma mater to enroll in the doctoral program.