Robert Dean Bair was born in Ohio where he grew up. After graduating from Bellefontaine High School, he entered the Army and received armored-infantry basic training at Fort Know, Kentucky and military police training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He later became a member of the First Army Special Troops at Fort Jay on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, he attended Wittenberg College.

Robert Dean Bair has experienced a diverse professional and business career as an insurance investigator, industrial engineer, management consultant, and president of an aeronautical products company. He lives in South Florida.