▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁MO OC . ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁has ▁author ed ▁op - ed ▁articles ▁about ▁learning ▁in ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁ ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁L odi , ▁California , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁Alfred ▁and ▁Const ance ▁Gr im . ▁Alfred ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁bom ber ▁pilot ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Oak ley ▁moved ▁frequently ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁moving ▁to ▁ten ▁different ▁places ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁t enth ▁grade . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁high ▁school , ▁Oak ley ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army . ▁The ▁Army ▁sent ▁her ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁where ▁she ▁completed ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁S lav ic ▁L anguages ▁and ▁Liter ature . ▁She ▁also ▁received ▁extensive ▁training ▁in ▁Russian ▁at ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Language ▁Institute . ▁Oak ley ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Sign al ▁Officer ▁in ▁Germany ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁Army ▁duties ▁ended , ▁Oak ley ▁decided ▁to ▁challenge ▁herself ▁and ▁see ▁if ▁her ▁brain , ▁more ▁used ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁languages , ▁could ▁be ▁' re to o led ' ▁to ▁study ▁mathematical ▁subjects . ▁She ▁chose ▁to ▁study ▁engineering , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁the ▁communic ations ▁equipment ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Oak