Rina Onur grew up in Istanbul, Turkey and attended Harvard University where she majored in Economics. She collaborated with former college roommate Lauren Kunze on developing the storyline for The Ivy. Rina enjoys travelling, new restaurants and spending time by the Mediterranean coast. After graduating from Harvard in 2008, she has worked at investment banks and in private equity management, where she comes up with story ideas and daydreams about subsequent novels in The Ivy Series when the boss isn't looking.