Robert Connolly

Robert (Bob) Connolly joined the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in June of 2008 as Deputy Director, and he currently serves as Director. In that capacity, he is responsible for the implementation and oversight of the Department’s small business procurement programs, which promote small business participation in DOJ’s $8 billion procurement operation. Prior to working at DOJ, Bob served as Program Analyst in the Office of Government Contracting at the Small Business Administration (SBA). He was SBA’s representative on the Change Control Board, a multi-agency committee responsible for the implementation of the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation, the database used for tracking and measuring contracting achievement by small businesses. A career small business procurement professional and small business advocate, Bob has a wealth of knowledge and experience in small business contracting matters having served in SBA’s 8(a) Program, the Small Disadvantaged Business Program, the HUBZone Program, and the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs during his 32-year federal career.