Zito grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin and attended University School of Milwaukee, and then one season at Phillips Andover Academy.
He attended Yale University and played on the varsity ice hockey team from 1984 to 1987, and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (Phi Chapter).
[2] Through Acme World Sports, Zito represented many National Hockey League players including Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask, Antti Niemi and Brian Rafalski,[1] as well as several prominent professional ice hockey players in Europe.
In June 2015, he was named the general manager of the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets' affiliate club in the American Hockey League (AHL).
[7] On April 12, 2021, Zito was named the TSN TradeCentre GM of the Day, for his transactions at the 2021 NHL Trade Deadline.