Joe Girouard was born on September 9th, 1984, the only child of Suzzane and Michael Girouard. He was raised on a dairy farm in Boston and went on to Syracuse University after graduating from high school. Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and was soon enlisted in the United States Army and decided to become an intelligence analyst. With numerous commendations, Joe Girouard left the Army after four years of service and moved to NYC. He obtained a private investigator license and was soon hired by a Manhattan-based private investigation firm. Joe Girouard applied to join the Central Intelligence Agency a couple of years later.