David Marchick (born 1966) is an American attorney, academic, and university administrator who is dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University.[1] He worked in both the Biden and the Clinton administrations. He is the co-author of the book The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America's Presidential Transitions.

David Marchick
Born
David Matthew Marchick

(1966-05-14) May 14, 1966 (age 58)
[citation needed]
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BA)
University of Texas, Austin (MPA)
George Washington University (JD)
Political partyDemocratic

After working in the Clinton administration, Marchick joined the law firm Covington & Burling in March 2002. In October 2007, Marchick joined The Carlyle Group, as managing director and its global head of regulatory affairs.[2]

Early life and education

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Marchick was born in 1966 and raised in Orinda, California. He attended the College Preparatory School before earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego in 1988.[3] While at UC San Diego, Marchick was student body president.[3] Marchick later earned a master's degree in public policy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.[4]

Career

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1990s

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Marchick began to work for the Clinton Administration in 1993, as deputy director of presidential correspondence.[5] Marchick joined the Office of the United States Trade Representative in early 1993.[6] In May 1996, Marchick was appointed by United States Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor to deputy assistant secretary for trade development.[7][8]

By January 1998, Marchick held the position of Deputy United States Assistant Secretary of State.[9][10] Marchick led negotiations with China to expand air passenger and cargo services between the United States and China.[11][12]

In October 1999, Marchick left the U.S. State Department to join the newly formed Bid4Assets, a website for bankrupt businesses to auction off their assets.[13][14][15][16]

2000s

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In March 2002, Marchick joined Covington & Burling, an international law firm.[17] At Covington, Marchick began work on international transportation and trade issues.[17] In 2006, Marchick co-authored the book U.S. National Security and Foreign Direct Investment,[18] and focused his law practice on representing companies, such as IBM,[19] seeking approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an inter-agency committee of the United States Government that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in U.S. companies or operations.[20]

Marchick was vice chair of Covington & Burling's international practice.[21] In October 2007, Marchick joined The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C. based global asset management firm specializing in private equity, as managing director of Carlyle's regulatory affairs.[22] In support of his work on domestic manufacturing investments, Marchick was awarded the "Solidarity and Appreciation Award" by the United Steelworkers.[23][24]

Marchick retired from the Carlyle Group in December 2018.[25]

After Carlyle, he was Director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service, an adjunct professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and Senior Of Counsel at the law firm Covington & Burling. As Director of the Center for Presidential Transition, he worked on a non-partisan basis on the Presidential Transition of 2020.[26][27]

As Chief Operating Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, Marchick was the senior Biden appointee at the agency.[28] In 2022, he was appointed as the dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Sandra Rodriguez (13 July 2022). "David Marchick Named Dean of American University's Kogod School of Business". American University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ Adler, Niel (September 19, 2007). "Union Demonstrates Outside Carlyle Group's HQ". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b John Lynn Smith (May 28, 1988). "UC San Diego Outgrowing Its Science-Only Reputation". Sacramento Bee. p. A5.
  4. ^ "Weddings And Engagements". Contra Costa Times. November 14, 1998. p. D5.
  5. ^ George Archibald (March 7, 1993). "Generation lapse Untested youth core of White House staff". The Washington Times. p. A1.
  6. ^ Before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means – House of Representatives – One Hundred Third Congress – First Session (April 21, 1993). Fiscal years 1994 and 1995 budget authorizations and oversight for the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative : hearing before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, April 21, 1993. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160410253. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ Al Kamen (May 17, 1996). "Out Of The Norm: A New King Of Quotes'". The Washington Post. p. A21. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Hannah, James (November 23, 1996). "Bosnia Seeks Help In Rebuilding Economy One Year Has Passed Since Dayton Accord Signed". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2.
  9. ^ Dave Lesher (January 8, 1998). "Golden and Global California". Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  10. ^ Harry Dunphy (April 13, 1998). "States, cities slap sanctions against foreign powers". Associated Press. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "US prods China to open up aviation market". Associated Press. December 3, 1998. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Greg Gordon (January 9, 1999). "Oberstar going to China to lobby for expansion of aviation treaty; Renegotiation of current accord set for this spring". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). p. 11A. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  13. ^ "Internet Tugs On High-Ranking Transportation Official". Aviation Daily. 338 (5). October 7, 1999.
  14. ^ Al Kamen (October 11, 1999). "A Post-Mortem Remedy". The Washington Post. p. A23. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  15. ^ "Talks to Restart Between U.S. and UK". World Airline News. 9. October 15, 1999. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  16. ^ William Glanz (July 18, 2000). "Profit in failure Firms auction off assets on line". The Washington Times. p. B7. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  17. ^ a b "David Marchick Joins Covington & Burling". Aviation Daily. 347 (48): 3. March 12, 2002.
  18. ^ Marc Sandalow (March 10, 2006). "News Analysis: Politics, not policy, killed deal on U.S. ports". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A1. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  19. ^ "Study shows tougher U.S. investment rules". International Herald Tribune. No. 3. January 26, 2007. p. 15. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  20. ^ Jeremy Pelofsky (March 10, 2006). "US Congress pushes ahead on security review reform". Reuters. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  21. ^ David Marchick (July 26, 2007). "CFIUS resurfaced". Daily Deal.
  22. ^ "DFC Announces New Members of Biden-Harris Administration Leadership". www.dfc.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  23. ^ "David Marchick, Dean, Kogod School of Business, Kogod School of Business".
  24. ^ "For Natural Adversary of the Bargaining Table, Labor Holds a Banquet". 9 December 2013.
  25. ^ Thomas Heath (2018-10-18). "David Marchick to leave Carlyle by year's end". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  26. ^ "Why it's 'critical' for presidential transition to move forward". PBS. 9 November 2020.
  27. ^ Paschall, C. J. (17 November 2020). "Delay in Presidential transition risks national security and national health, former Homeland Security Secretaries say". www.nbc29.com.
  28. ^ "DFC Announces New Members of Biden-Harris Administration Leadership". www.dfc.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  29. ^ "Dean of the Kogod School of Business". American University. Retrieved 2022-07-13.