I grew up in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and attended The Haverford School. From 1990–94 I attended Harvard College, graduating with an AB in mathematics. From 1994–97 I attended Harvard Law School, graduating with a JD and practicing law for several years in Boston. From 2003–10 I worked towards my Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Vikram Adve as my advisor.