A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Rikki Jarrett graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and African American Studies. After working in publishing for several years, she attended the University of Southern California’s prestigious School of Cinematic Arts. After graduating with her MFA in Film Production, she went to work in development at Muse Productions, the indie company behind such films as The Virgin Suicides, Buffalo 66, and American Psycho. She has been producing films independently since 2007. Her first feature film, the sci-fi romantic comedy TiMER, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009. She currently resides in Los Angeles and has several projects in development.