Dana Robert Colarulli

Job Title: Executive Director
Company: LESI

Dana is an attorney and senior government affairs professional with more than two decades of experience working on legal-related technology policy and intellectual property issues in and with the private sector, the Executive Branch, and the U.S. Congress.  He is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI), a global organization of 33 national and regional associations throughout the world and as a Partner at the DC-Based Consulting firm the American Continental Group (ACG). 

Most recently, he served as the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs as a member of the Executive Management team at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2009 – 2019.  Prior to that role, Mr. Colarulli served as Director of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).   He was born in Rhode Island and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.