Born in a poor farm city in China, in May 2016, Jiang He became the first Chinese national to give a commencement speech at Harvard. During this 30-minute conversation, Jiang talks passionately about his childhood in a remote village, adapting to the culture-shock of Harvard, and his current mission as a bioscience researcher at MIT. The steps Jiang took to become an outstanding scholar, confident speaker, and author are as unusual as they are inspirational. Our conversation concludes with Jiang’s advice on overcoming any perceived constraints so you can reach your fullest potential!