Megan McDonald Way has completed her doctoral dissertation at Boston College, where she received a master's in Economics.  Her dissertation examined intergenerational transfers, and particularly how demographic changes in marriage are affecting the way money gets passed between the generations.  Other research interests include immigration/migration, remittances and international business networks.   She has participated in a Boston College study group on economics and evolutionary biology, examining how evolutionary forces may drive preference formation.

Prior to going to graduate school, Way spent 8 years as a marketing professional in the software industry.  Her work experience includes growing an internet start-up company from the founding stages to maturity, forming international channels partnerships, and coordinating national and international product marketing strategies.  She also spent two years teaching in an MBA program in Cordoba, Spain.