She graduated from North Haven Community School and Brown University.

She was a 1998-1999 Fellow for Leadership in Public Affairs for the Coro Foundation in New York City.

Prior to serving in the Legislature, she was a fundraiser for the unsuccessful United States Senate campaign of her mother Chellie Pingree, who now represents Maine's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

After leaving the legislature, Pingree manages the family inn and restaurant, Nebo Lodge, and serves on the North Haven Community School Board.

[1][2] In 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills chose Pingree to lead the newly created Office of Policy, Innovation, and the Future.