Robert Yeager was raised in central Pennsylvania, graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, was a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy, and thereafter earned a law degree from Dickinson School of Law. He practiced law in Pittsburgh, PA for nearly 50 years, specializing in high stakes patent litigation. He achieved the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserve. Yeager founded the Pittsburgh Youth Golf Foundation which for 28 years has focused on improving the lives of inner city kids through professional instruction in the game and rules of golf. He lives in Sewickley, PA with his wife, Edie.
