Erica Zhou

Erica is a master's student in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford. She earned her bachelor's degree in Data Science and Economics from Northwestern University and previously worked in credit policy optimization at Capital One. Erica is passionate about the intersection of AI, business, and social impact. She founded MZM Academy to democratize English education for underrepresented communities and built Connect, a smart coffee chat tool that breaks organizational silos through automated, optimized pairings. In her free time, Erica enjoys traveling, watching movies, and hosting themed potlucks – her favorite so far was an omakase night inspired by culinary class wars on Netflix.