High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Zach Kaplan is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of Inventables.Kaplan was raised near Chicago, Illinois. He attended Glenbrook North High School, and in his senior year, built a working model roller coaster. Kaplan graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.Kaplan's career began while a senior at the University of Illinois. He co-founded a custom software development company called Lever Works. In December 2001 Lever Works was sold to Leo Media.