Jie served in the New York Public School System for 28 years. She started teaching math in a prison school and has been in numerous positions including former Principal at Stuyvesant High School, one of the top high schools in the United States. She was also the Superintendent of the New York Military Academy. Currently she is the principal for two international schools in China and serves as the consultant for Sino-American Educational Research Association (S-AERA). Born and raised in China, Mrs. Zhang majored in Electrical Engineering at Tongji University in China. She received a Master’s degree in applied mathematics from Stony Brook University. In our interview, Jie shares a whole lot. She talks about how her early experiences during the Cultural Revolution and her down to earth nature influenced and informed some of her success, how playing the accordion helped her first gain superb people skills, and how EQ, empathy, and communication skills, and constantly maintaining high expectations for herself has driven her successfully through her career.