Robert Vera was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from St. Sebastian's Country Day School where he played on the varsity football team as an eight grader. Robert earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from Boston College. He walked-on and made the Boston College football team and was a member of the Hall of Fame Bowl Championship Team. After college Robert worked as a staff assistant to a United States Senator where he managed military and veteran constituent services. ^[1]