Federighi holds a Master of Science degree inComputerScience and a Bachelor of Sciencein Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience from the University of California, Berkeley.
Equally important, Saylor talked MIT fraternity brother Sanju K. Bansal, an Indian-born engineer with a master's incomputerscience, into leaving Booz, Allen to join him in the new business.
While earning a master's incomputerscience at the University of Portland she taught undergrad Saudi men, who at first had a hard time taking her seriously, but eventually succumbed to her intellect and the fear of her red pen.