Henry DeVries of Forbes.com interviews author Shoba Rao.

Shoba was born and raised in the southern part of India. She is an engineer at heart and has a master’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

She is a successful career woman with twenty-five years of experience in the semiconductor industry and currently serves as director of manufacturing engineering.

Shoba lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband, Suresh.

She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and often shares her life journey in various speeches, focusing on inspirational speeches with a humorous touch.

She enjoys volunteering for non-profits related to cancer and has been volunteering with the Cancer Institute Foundation for the past 15 years.