Nathan Bennett Albright is a member of the United Church of God in Portland, Oregon. He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and is a third-generation member of the Church of God.  He graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Civil (Structural Engineering) and a minor in history in 2006. He then graduated from the University of South Florida in 2008 with an M.S. in Engineering Management and from Norwich University in 2010 with an M.A. in Military History.