ˈæftɚ stˈʌdiɪŋ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ænd bˈɪznəs dɪplˈoʊməsi æt ðə skˈuːl ʌv fˈɔːɹən sˈɜːvɪs ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒtaʊn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, oʊʃˈɔːnəsi ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹts ɪn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
After studying international economics and business diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, O'Shaughnessy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Minnesota in 1986.