He grew up Floral Park, New York and attended Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village.

As an undergraduate, Strom attended Yale University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry.

INCLEN Phase I, from 1979 through 1995, resulted in the establishment of 26 clinical epidemiology units in Latin America, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Strom has been invited to give more than 450 talks outside his local area, including presentations as the keynote speaker for numerous international meetings.

He has been a consultant to NIH, FDA, CDC, USP, AAMC, JCAHO, foreign governments, most major pharmaceutical manufacturers, and many law firms.