Straub is Christopher Hayden's father and, similarly to Richard Gilmore, a businessman of great wealth. Straub is an attorney and donates money to worthwhile causes. He and his family line have all attended Princeton, which was his goal for Christopher as well. That it never came to pass was an anger and disappointment Straub held on to for the rest of his life, which precluded him from attempting to get to know his granddaughter, Rory Gilmore.