Shalinee Sharma

Shalinee Sharma is a math expert and is the CEO and co-founder of Zearn, a nonprofit educational organization behind the top-rated math learning platform used by 1 in 4 elementary-school and 1 million middle-school students nationwide. At Zearn, Sharma and her team are committed to helping all kids believe that they are math kids. In addition to her role at Zearn, she serves on the Braven Board of Directors, is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow and serves as co-chair of the Brown University Advisory Council for the College.

Sharma is the author of the 2024 national bestseller, Math Mind: The Simple Path to Loving Math. In Math Mind, Sharma debunks the myths that prevent us from learning and enjoying math, and explains better, more intuitive ways to solve math problems that are both rigorous and accessible. Based on her work and learnings from millions of educators and students across the country, Math Mind offers a roadmap to a future where math is for everyone.

Before co-founding Zearn in 2012, Sharma spent more than a decade at Bain & Co. leading work for clients in various sectors including technology and education. She has a MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Brown University. A child of refugees, Sharma is passionate about universal access to an excellent education.