Background
Engardio graduated from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government in 2011 with a Master in Public Administration. He attended Harvard on a full-tuition scholarship from the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. His undergraduate degree is from Michigan State University, where he majored in journalism and history. He was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan where his mother was the only member of a large Italian Catholic family to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Engardio never joined the faith. He currently lives in San Francisco. Engardio has completed six marathons: Chicago (twice), New York, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. His best time was 3 hours 49 minutes. He also rode a bicycle 545 miles over seven days from San Francisco to Los Angeles for the AIDS Lifecyle charity.
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