Background
Desantis, Robert Joseph was born on November 15, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Tullio J. and Mary T. (DiGironimo) Desantis.
Foundation administrator lawyer
Desantis, Robert Joseph was born on November 15, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Tullio J. and Mary T. (DiGironimo) Desantis.
Biosystems Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1977. Master of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1977. Juris Doctor, Boston College, 1982.
Senior tax specialist Peat Marwick Mitchell 7 Company, Boston, 1977-1979. Tax attorney GTE Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut, 1982-1983. General counsel Stamford Insulation Company, Inc., 1983-1985.
Various positions including general counsel, Chief Financial Officer, vice president & treasurer Citizens Communications Company, 1985—2000. Executive vice president Tellium, Inc., 2000—2001. Chief Financial Officer DSL.net, Inc., 2001—2005, treasurer, 2002—2005.
President, chief operating officer Finance Accounting Found, Norwalk, Connecticut, since 2005.
Member American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Married Marie Santaniello, January 3, 1981. Children: Elizabeth, Matthew, Nicholas.