She was a student at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NY.

Prescott earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University in 1988.

In late 2021, Prescott's title was listed as Vice President of Enterprise and Education Marketing.

[5] Prescott talked about new developer tools and APIs in the new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at WWDC21 and WWDC22.

[6][7] Prescott was formerly the Chairman of United Way Silicon Valley, and continues to do philanthropic work.