' s ▁D eli ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park . ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁social ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Or man ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁hum ane ▁letters ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁Com mer cial ▁Science ▁from ▁Bent ley ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁school , ▁Or man ▁moved ▁to ▁Ber keley , ▁California , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁wait ress . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁borrow ed ▁$ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁friends ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁invest ment ▁nov ice , ▁she ▁inv ested ▁that ▁money ▁through ▁a ▁representative ▁at ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch , ▁who ▁prompt ly ▁lost ▁her ▁entire ▁invest ment ▁in ▁trad ing ▁options . ▁Later , ▁Or man ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁account ▁executive ▁for ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch , ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁invest ment ▁her ▁bro ker ▁had ▁put ▁her ▁in ▁was ▁not ▁suitable ▁for ▁her ▁needs , ▁as ▁option ▁trad ing ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁high - ris k ▁but ▁high - re ward ▁invest ment ▁suitable ▁only ▁for ▁high ▁net ▁worth ▁individuals .