He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California at Berkeley campus and earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Son of Ernest Traugott of Los Altos Hills, California and the late Gloria Traugott. Son-in-law of Janet Dayani and Parviz Dayani of Los Angeles, California.
He is President of the television division of Brillstein Entertainment Partners in Los Angeles, California.