Editing Vienna Teng (section)

==Early life, education, and early career==
A native of [[Saratoga, California]], she began playing [[classical piano]] at the age of five.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2008 |title=Vienna Teng On Mountain Stage |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2008/10/09/95567842/vienna-teng-on-mountain-stage |access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> Both her parents came from [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viennateng.com/bio/|title=Bio|website=Vienna Teng|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> She was [[salutatorian]] at [[Saratoga High School (California)|Saratoga High School]]. In 1996, while pursuing a degree in [[computer science]] at [[Stanford University]], Teng joined the [[Stanford Harmonics]], a student-run ''a cappella'' group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pianist Vienna Teng mixes music and business |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/music/article_36cf2048-1b61-52d5-b528-73bd1b1289d9.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=The Virginian-Pilot|date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>

She began recording her compositions at the studios in Stanford's [[Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)]], intending to distribute her music on campus.
Many of these recordings were eventually released in her début album ''Waking Hour''.
After graduating in 2000,<ref name=":0" /> Teng worked as a software engineer for [[Cisco Systems]] in San Jose, but she continued to write music and perform in her free time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Guan |first=Sarah |date=May 18, 2012 |title=Vienna Teng, Stanford renaissance woman |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2012/05/18/vienna-teng-stanford-renaissance-woman/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=The Stanford Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2002, Teng signed with [[Virt Records]] and quit Cisco Systems to focus on her musical career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2008 |title=Vienna Teng Interview |url=https://www.chicagomusicguide.com/vienna-teng-interview/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Chicago Music Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> After graduating from the [[University of Michigan]] in 2013 with master's degrees in science and business administration, she worked at [[McKinsey & Company]] full-time in the area of renewable energy.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lanham |first=Tom |title=Songstress Vienna Teng tackles the environment at her day job |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/songstress-vienna-teng-tackles-the-environment-at-her-day-job/article_cfbe2fbb-692d-5f6d-9a0f-1a1f952c03cc.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=San Francisco Examiner |date=January 2, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Interview with Cynthia Shih (aka Vienna Teng), Musician and Data-Driven Sustainability Leader |url=https://mavenwomen.com/blogs/blog/our-interview-with-cynthia-shih-aka-vienna-teng-musician-and-data-driven-sustainability-leader |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Maven Women |language=en}}</ref>