Robert J. Dotchin is a former Staff Director of the U.S. Committee on Small Business and served 17 years on Capitol Hill. He served as Legislative Director to Senator Lowell Weicker from 1974-1976 and was his principal policy adviser during his first re-election campaign.

During his tenure on the Small Business Committee, Mr. Dotchin participated in the enactment of a broad range of complex legislation, including the Prompt Payment Act; the Federal Procurement Competition Act; the SBA Secondary Market Improvement Act; and the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Beginning in 1988, Mr. Dotchin served as Senior Vice President for a major trade association, directing a $1 million public affairs program. Mr. Dotchin also served as director of the Washington office for a Fortune 500 medical device corporation.