Prior to St. Charles, he conducted macroeconomic and econometric research in the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. He also founded a high-end sporting goods retailer in Boulder, Colorado.

Mr. Troha earned an MBA with Honors at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business in Boulder. He received a B.A. cum laude in Economics and Political Science from Kenyon College with a year of study at the London School of Economics.