Maria Zhang | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Women in STEM

Before she was a leading exec at some of the biggest names in tech, Maria Zhang had to overcome the stereotype that math was for boys. The second episode of The Whole Student tells the story of how one teacher's 2 minutes of silence helped launch Maria on a career trajectory that's included high-level positions at Yahoo, LinkedIn and Tinder. Now the VP of Engineering at Instagram, Maria is our first in a special series of episodes featuring Successful Women in STEM.