Lily Zhang

Lily Zhang is a career and professional development expert working at the MIT Media Lab. Her role involves devising strategies to support students in shaping their career paths, coordinating events and workshops, inviting alumni to share career experiences, and providing individual guidance to students. Prior to this, Lily served as a career counselor at the MIT Career Services office, assisting students ranging from undergraduates to PhD candidates in achieving their career goals. Besides her work, Lily enjoys reading, gaming, and engaging in discussions revolving around careers. She shares her insights on Twitter @lzhng.

Lily's educational background includes a Master of Engineering in Computer Science with a perfect 5.0 GPA and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with a minor in Theater Arts, achieving a 4.8 out of 5.0 GPA, both from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She completed her high school education at Northview High School.

Throughout her career journey, Lily has held various roles, including Software Engineer at Benchling, Machine Learning Engineer at GRAIL, Inc., Graduate Student Research Assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program Management Intern at Microsoft, Software Engineer Intern at Microsoft, and Research and Development Intern at The University of Hong Kong.