Mallory Russell graduated with a B.A. in Communication and Advertising, magna cum laude, from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California in 2007. Following graduation, Mallory lived for a brief stint in London before settling in San Francisco to work in advertising. From 2009 to 2011 she worked in the account management departments at DraftFCB and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Mallory now lives in New York where she is studying for an MA in Journalism at NYU.