I've been on projects where between the project managers, technical managers, and other managers... there are 9 people in the room...and I'm the only technical

I've been on projects where between the project managers, technical managers, and other managers... there are 9 people in the room...and I'm the only technical resource -- on the project. Fortunately for me, those projects are few and far between these days, but, earlier on in my career, they were common and frequent.