Organizations come to her for recommendations and help in finding the type of information system most appropriate to their needs. Jean graduated from Taiwan National University with a degree in business, and went on to Michigan State University for an M.A. in statistics.
林真真自台大商學系畢業後，便赴美密西根州立大學攻讀數理統計，並一面研習電腦，得到碩士後返國工作，在電腦公司擔任系統分析師。