Robert F. Polito Jr.

Robert graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a BA in Public Policy & Government, an MBA from the University of New Haven and a post-graduate business certificate from the University of Connecticut. He has 23 year of banking experience and 20 years in commercial lending. In 2003, Robert was awarded the U.S Small Business Administration's Financial Advocate of the Year in Connecticut and he recently accepted the SBA's Award for Lending Excellence at the U.S. State Department, Washington, DC., only one of two awarded in the Nation. He was named in the Coleman Report as one of the twenty most influential bankers in the SBA industry in the Nation. In 2009, Robert was named "Veteran Business Champion of the Year" by the SBA's Connecticut District Office. He has been employed at Webster Bank for 15 years.

Robert is also a former Army captain serving with Connecticut's 1/169th Infantry Battalion as a company commander. He is an Army ROTC graduate from UCONN.

Robert has served on numerous boards and was the president of the University of New Haven's alumni association. Bob is presently the vice-chairman of CT's Masonic Charity Foundation. Bob resides in Madison, CT with his wife Lori of 22 years.