Dana Robert Colarulli 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 based in in the Washington, DC area and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI), an organization of 33 societies around the world supporting professionals who license cutting-edge technology and intellectual property, managing and growing this 50-year-old organization and serving its 12-member Board of Directors.  He is also a Partner at the DC-based consulting firm ACG Advocacy LLC supporting policy analysis and governmental engagement around global intellectual property issues.  From 2009-2019, Mr. Colarulli served as the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs and member of the Executive Management team at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  Prior to that role, he was the 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.