Marija Elektra Rodriguez has a degree in Economics from the University of Queensland and has completed postgraduate studies in this field. She has also completed studies in Literature and Classical Greek History. In 2011 she was the recipient of the following awards from the University of Sydney: Walter Reid Memorial Prize (awarded to the top one per cent of students across the Law and Arts faculties), The Dean's Merit Award (honour roll, awarded to the top scoring students in each faculty), Classics Essay Prize. She lives in Sydney with her husband (El Carnicero), her daughter, and a bunch of pirate pets.