Graham was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2018. After college, he worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board, where he researched real estate finance and mortgage availability. He then transferred to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he performed analysis on the financial conditions of banks and non-bank financial institutions. After Princeton, he hopes to return to the public sector and continue his career in economic policy. In his free time, Graham enjoys playing trivia, attending Broadway shows, discussing his love of public transit, and watching Minnesota sports teams break his heart.