At Barnard College, Columbia University, she graduated cum laude, majoring in American studies.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son, on September 15, 2014. Child's father is her husband.
She had a younger brother, Benjamin Grayden, who died in 1999 due to injuries sustained in a fall. The Grayden family owned a restaurant called Ben Sprague's in her hometown.