Rima Idrissi is a graduate of International College in Beirut-Lebanon. She received her B.A in Economics from Duke University in North Carolina, and her J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. She is the co-founder of Rushmore House, a non-profit organization that has provided scholarships and support to Palestinian students wishing to attend American colleges and universities. She resides with her husband and two children in Mamaroneck, New York.