Senese was born in Denver, Colorado and moved frequently through his early years, stopping in Cleveland, Ohio, New Jersey, and Connecticut. At age nine, his family settled in northern California, where he attended junior high and high school with future
Saturday Night Live cast member
Jeff Richards and musician
Cass McCombs. He credits his parents' frequent moves and
DIY ethos for his continued passion for making, wayfaring, and cultivating new experiences. After high school Senese attended
UC Santa Barbara and
UCLA, initially studying engineering but later changing majors to Spanish while traveling extensively. He subsequently received master's degrees in international business from
Arizona State and
Universidad Carlos III in
Madrid,
Spain. Senese and his wife Sandra married in 2011 in
Santa Barbara,
California. They have one child, and live in the
San Francisco Bay Area. He currently works for
artificial intelligence tech
startup Edge Impulse. ==References==