He then spent 12 months studying the Bard for his BA in English Literature, devouring Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and Hamlet.

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Initially he pursued a literary rather than a financial path: a BA in English followed by an MA in American Literature from the University of North Carolina.

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She has a BA in Communication Studies and minor in International Studies from Virginia Tech and is fluent in English, Dari and Farsi.

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