Chunmei Zhao

Bio

Mei Zhao is Chief Education Solutions Officer at the Stanford Center for Global & Online Education (CGOE), within the School of Engineering. She crafts customized education solutions for industry, government, and education organizations from across the globe, helping them navigate change, foster innovation, and address their unique challenges in a society increasingly impacted by technology.

Mei delights in her role as a catalyst to unleash organizational learning as a powerful force for transformation. She engages in consultative conversations with leaders, listening to understand their talent development needs to support their core strategy and objectives. Armed with this knowledge, she works with Stanford faculty from diverse departments to design learning experiences that cultivate the mindset, knowledge, and skills for success. This work draws upon cutting-edge research and innovation frameworks from Stanford, along with real-world, practical insights from the Silicon Valley.

Trained as an engineer as well as an education researcher, Mei is keen on taking an interdisciplinary approach to learning and development that drives quality and impact. Prior to Stanford, she was Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Director of International Consortium on Undergraduate Education at UC Berkeley.

Current Role at Stanford

Chief Education Solutions Officer, Stanford Center for Global & Online Education, School of Engineering.

Education & Certifications

• Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (2002)
• M.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing, Metallurgical Engineering (1994)
• B.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing, Thermal Dynamic Engineering (1991)