Claudia Gracia is originally from Rio Rico, Arizona. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she double majored in German Studies and in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations, and subsequently obtained her master's degree in International Security Studies at the University of Arizona. After her graduation in May 2023, she moved to Washington, DC to complete an internship at the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy department and additionally participated in the Koch Internship Program. In her free time, Claudia enjoys drinking coffee, tending to her plants, and learning new languages.