Stan Paluch was born to a lower middle class Pollack from upstate New York. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from The University of West Florida and an MBA from the University of Puget Sound. He served in the U.S. Navy and currently is retired from Pfizer, where he was a senior pharmaceutical healthcare consultant.
He and his wife, Jocelyn, founded Canines Vs Cancer. Together they have two children, four grand children and four dogs.