▁born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rose ▁Marie ▁( née ▁Lap in ski ) ▁and ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Bill ▁Lip in ski . ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁Ign ati us ▁College ▁P rep , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁engineering - e conom ic ▁systems ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁Duke ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Lip in ski ▁intern ed ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor . ▁He ▁intern ed ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁George ▁E . ▁Sang meister ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Lip in ski ▁was ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁staff ▁member ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Jerry ▁Cost ello . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁on ▁Cook ▁County ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Dev ine ' s ▁campaign ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁election ▁season , ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁Dev ine ' s ▁transition ▁staff . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁on ▁then - U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Rod ▁B lag o jev