Robert Bolen

Robert Bolen is the National Ombudsman and Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement. He is also a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee and Annual Small Business Forum Planning Group. His statutory office resolves concerns regarding uneven or excessive regulatory enforcement by federal agencies.

Bolen is the inventor of Button Helper, a patented dressing aid for individuals of differing physical and intellectual abilities. He secured adoption of the assistive device by the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration, then drove commercialization across international clinical and retail channels. Button Helper is included in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and National Museum of Health and Medicine.

A graduate of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Bolen won the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize in 2020. He has also served Georgetown University as a Guest Lecturer and Expert On Call. Bolen has received citations from the Governors of Maryland and Virginia, the Maryland General Assembly, and the Mayor of Washington, D.C.