Mary-Therese Heintzkill is the Program Manager for Frank Fukuyama's Leadership Academy for Development (LAD). Prior to Stanford, she worked in startups and small businesses, focusing on strategic operations, innovation, and process improvement to create, implement and iterate on process efficiencies for growing businesses. 

Mary-Therese earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music with a concentration in vocal performance from Western Michigan University and the University of South Carolina, respectively. Music has always been a vital part of her life, and she has spent the past two decades performing classical music professionally and voluntarily, most recently having dedicated 6 years with the Colorado Symphony Chorus as a member and auditioned soloist.