Jennie Eisenhower is the daughter of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower. Her grandfather was Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, and her great-grandfather was Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. She grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she majored theatre and communication studies and received a certificate in musical theatre.