[1][2] She completed an undergraduate degree, and also an MBA and an MA in education at Stanford University.

[5] She also worked with her father on issues related to access to higher education.

[5] After graduation, Romer worked for American Honors, an organization co-founded by her father that coaches community college students, and The Parthenon Group, Ernst & Young's global strategy consulting arm, as well as the Obama campaign and the Office of Presidential Personnel in the Obama administration.

[1] In 2015, at the age of 27, Romer co-founded Guild Education with her former classmate Brittany Stich,[3] after she conducted research for two years with Stich into low graduation rates,[7][1] In 2019, the organization became valued at over $1 billion.

[9] In March 2020, Romer co-authored an open letter, signed by more than 450 other CEOs and investors, advocating for business leaders to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.