Shahrzad S. Paborji (Shari) earned her M.S. degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Information Management from State University of New York at SUNNY Oswego, a B.S. in Geology from University of Kansas and graduated from Mount Saint Scholastics High School in Atchison, Kansas when she emigrated to the United States in 1978. She started her professional career at AT&T as a Senior Software Engineer in Basking Ridge, NJ for ten years before moving to California in 2001.
In 2004, Shari acquired a Day Spa business in Los Gatos and managed all aspects of the business and grew the business over the next 14 years. She sold her business in early 2019 and has devoted her time to be involved in the community, and joined several non-profit organizations including Iranian American Women Foundation (IAWF) with the goals of empowering young women. Shari lives with her husband in Los Gatos and is a proud parent to Danoush, a medical student and Sofia, a SJSU film student.