Kyla Zhao writes novels starring women of color in the workplace. Her first book The Fraud Squad was a buzz pick by Good Morning America and a #1 new release in Asian-American literature on Kindle. Her second novel Valley Verified was recently released worldwide by Penguin Random House. She and her books have been featured by media outlets such as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, CBS, FOX, South China Morning Post, etc.

Kyla was also selected by Forbes for its 30 Under 30 list and Tatler as a Leader of Tomorrow. In addition, she was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the California State Assembly for her contributions to Asian media representation.

Kyla now works at a tech company in Silicon Valley after graduating from Stanford University in 2021. A native Singaporean, she's still trying to understand why Californians love hiking and Patagonia fleeces so much.