>> So I went to the University of Pittsburgh, as I like to call the Harvard of Pittsburgh.
And I studied media communications and political science.
The reason why I focused on those two is because I'm a native Washingtonian,
and I've been bit by the political bug if you will.
And so I've always had an interest in politics.
I've also had an interest in how we communicate, whether it's verbal, whether it's visual,
whether it's through radio, TV, different mediums.
I've always been curious as to, one, how it's done, how it's perceived,
what are the most effective ways of being able to institute that communication.
So, you know, the combination of those two interests is what fueled that major.
What I've come to realize is that oftentimes when you graduate a lot of the work that you do
for graduation doesn't always directly map back to what you majored in.
But you always have an opportunity to kind of pull upon some of those resources and skills
that you've been able to hone with that major.
Before I was working with Price Waterhouse I was working with Deloitte
which is their competitor also in consulting.
But prior to that, prior to getting
into the private industry, I worked in the nonprofit space.
I was a speech writer for a while.
Came back, worked on the Hill and really, really enjoyed kind of working with people.
I think one of the main transitions, one, was money.
Financially D.C. is a pretty expensive city to be in.
But then, two, I also kind of appreciated the structure
and the value working for a big firm can provide.