Jagpreet Duggal's parents are Indian, but he grew up in Trinidad in the West Indies. He went to college at Yale University majoring in Engineering and focusing on Economics and Technology Management. After college, Duggal joined a strategy consulting firm for 10 years, becoming a Principal focused on the Technology and Energy industries. In 2005 he left to pursue a Public Administration degree at the Kennedy School of Government, but dropped out after a year to join Google and help integrate a startup they acquired (DMarc Broadcasting - largest Google acquisition prior to You Tube). Since then they've launched a new business (Google Audio) as part of Google's efforts to bring the success of relevant and measurable advertising online to traditional media (radio in this case).