Sugrue was born in 1962 in Detroit, Michigan and lived there until the age of ten, when his family moved to the suburbs. He graduated from Brother Rice High School (Michigan) in 1980 and from Columbia University (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) in 1984, with a degree in History.
Sugrue was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1962 and spent his early years there before moving to the suburbs at the age of ten. He went on to graduate from Brother Rice High School in 1980 and earned a degree in History from Columbia University with honors in 1984.