 Sheryll Cashin graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.She also obtained her masters in English Law with honors from St. Catherine's College, Oxford in 1986 as a Marshall Scholar, and obtained her JD with honors from Harvard Law School.While working in the Clinton White House, Cashin served as an advisor on urban and economic policy, particularly concerning community development in inner city neighborhoods.