Sharon Zhou

Sharon Zhou is a distinguished AI researcher and entrepreneur who uniquely combines classical education with cutting-edge technology. As co-founder and CEO of Lamini, she develops innovative LLM solutions while maintaining her role as an influential educator through DeepLearning.AI. A Stanford Ph.D. graduate advised by Andrew Ng, she created one of Coursera's largest classes on Generative Adversarial Networks, reaching over 250,000 students. Zhou holds the distinction of being the first to major in both Classics and Computer Science at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in both fields. Named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Under 35, she serves as an AI advisor to Washington D.C. policymakers while advancing her mission of making AI technology accessible to everyone. Her research spans theoretical and applied AI in medicine, climate, and social good, building on her experience as a former machine learning product manager at Google