She was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Helen L., a psychologist, and Robert G. Pelikan, an international economist who served as the minister-counselor from the United States at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.
She was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Helen L., and Robert G. Pelikan. Robert G. Pelikan was an international economist. This international economist served as the minister-counselor from the United States at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. Helen L. was a psychologist.