Hurd was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Lolita (née Espiau) and Frank E. Hurd, an investor.
Her father was Jewish, and her mother was Roman Catholic.
She grew up in Palm Springs, California and graduated from Palm Springs High School in 1973.
She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and communications, and a minor in political science, in 1977.
Hurd was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Lolita (née Espiau) and Frank E. Hurd, an investor. Her father was Jewish, and her mother was Roman Catholic. She grew up in Palm Springs, California and graduated from Palm Springs High School in 1973. She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and communications, and a minor in political science, in 1977.
Gale Anne Hurd