Linda Zhang

Linda Zhang, from Tianjin, China, is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with highest distinction in public policy and received the Forever Duke Student Leadership Award and the Duke Cornerstone Award. Linda aspires to support and develop innovative education systems globally. She helped launch new universities where she served as the chief of staff at Nigerian University of Technology and Management, and advised on the launch of Duke Kunshan University in China. She also worked at the Ministry of Education in Sierra Leone, where she focused on international partnerships and data strategies to improve foundational literacy rates. Linda has worked with Siemens on apprenticeship programs, and was a world-traveling private teacher. She started her career at McKinsey & Company, where she served education clients across the United States, Middle East, and Africa.