Taiwanese-American violist Jessica Chang is the founder and director of Chamber Music by the Bay, which brings concerts to pre K-12 schools, libraries, and communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area each year. Her work as a teaching artist and passion for teaching has led to concert residencies with Sound Impact, Project 440, the Savannah Music Festival, and Music from Angel Fire. Festival appearances include Festival Mozaic, Music in May, Bard Music West, the Perlman Workshop, Aspen, Verbier, Tanglewood, Taos, Prussia Cove, Juneau Jazz and Classics, Music from Angel Fire, and the Savannah Music Festival. She has performed as a chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, and her performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, WNYC, WHYY, and WQXR Public Radio. She has also served as violist of the Afiara Quartet, including positions as the Quartet-in-Residence at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and visiting faculty at The Banff Centre. Jessica holds degrees from Yale, The Juilliard School, and the Curtis Institute of Music, and performs with ensembles including SAGE, Ensemble San Francisco, Chamber Music Silicon Valley, and the Ives Collective. She leads a dual career in information security and is an industry-recognized speaker and presenter on building and scaling security culture.