Editing Bernadette Meehan (section)

==Early life and education==
Meehan was born in the [[The Bronx|Bronx]], raised in [[Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville]], New York, and graduated from [[John F. Kennedy Catholic High School (Somers, New York)|Kennedy Catholic High School]] in [[Somers, New York|Somers]], New York in 1993.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/kennedycatholic/docs/the_gael_-_fall_2015|title=The gael fall 2015|website=Issuu|date=September 2015|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814050500/https://issuu.com/kennedycatholic/docs/the_gael_-_fall_2015|url-status=live}}</ref> At 16, she moved to [[Río Gallegos]], Argentina, as a high school exchange student.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meehan|first=Bernadette|date=December 9, 2025|url=https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/welcoming-the-wikimedia-foundations-new-ceo/|title=Welcoming the Wikimedia Foundation's new CEO|work=Diff|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=January 12, 2026}}</ref> She graduated from [[Boston College]] with a bachelor's degree in [[political science]].<ref name=":0" /> After graduation, she worked on [[Wall Street]], first at [[JPMorgan Chase]] and then [[Lehman Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/winter_2013/linden_lane/capital-gains.html|title=Boston College Magazine » Winter 2013 » Linden Lane » Capital gains|access-date=May 6, 2015|archive-date=June 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625034503/http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/winter_2013/linden_lane/capital-gains.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later joined the [[United States Foreign Service]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="BC Affairs">{{cite web|last1=Meehan|first1=Bernadette|title=RealJobs: Bernadette Meehan|url=https://bccareer.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/realjobs-bernadette-meehan/|publisher=BC Affairs|access-date=February 17, 2015|date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217160120/https://bccareer.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/realjobs-bernadette-meehan/|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="isd.georgetown.edu">{{Cite web |url=http://isd.georgetown.edu/meehan |title=Bernadette Meehan &#124; Institute for the Study of Diplomacy &#124; Georgetown University |access-date=December 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105421/http://isd.georgetown.edu/meehan |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>