▁at ▁Alberto - C ul ver ▁where ▁his ▁career ▁nearly ▁ended ▁prem ature ly , ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ill - f ated ▁joint ▁promotion ▁with ▁the ▁Pot ato ▁G row ers ▁of ▁Id aho ▁that ▁involved ▁a ▁sp ur ious ▁Universal ▁Product ▁Code . ▁ ▁Saf ka ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁deb acle ▁inst illed ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁checking ▁details , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁end uring ▁fear ▁of ▁anything ▁with ▁black - and - white ▁parallel ▁stri pes . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁El m h urst , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁Saf ka ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁Le vent hal ▁School ▁of ▁Account ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁Account ing ▁Sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Saf ka ▁also ▁had ▁extensive ▁studies ▁in ▁Cinema - T ele vision ▁Production . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁from ▁the ▁Kel log g ▁School ▁of ▁Management ▁at ▁North western ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Saf ka ▁married ▁M andy ▁Mon to ya . ▁Saf ka ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Saf ka ▁has ▁two ▁children , ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁T all ul ah . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁nie ce , ▁Ann abel ▁Saf ka . ▁Saf ka