David Marchick

David Marchick is the Dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University, overseeing more than 2,000 students across both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Since becoming Dean in August 2022, he has launched initiatives in sustainability, AI, and entrepreneurship, set fundraising records, attracted the school’s largest undergraduate class, and nearly doubled its number of endowed chairs. Most recently, Marchick spearheaded an AI initiative that Times Higher Education’s Poets&Quants called the “most consequential AI transformation in business education.” Previously, Marchick served as COO of the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, where he supported global vaccine manufacturing during the Biden Administration. He also led the Center for Presidential Transition and spent 12 years at the Carlyle Group as Managing Director, leading sustainability and diversity efforts. Earlier, he was a partner at Covington, focusing on international trade and regulatory matters, and held roles in the Clinton Administration across multiple agencies. Marchick serves on several boards and is co-author of The Peaceful Transition of Power. He holds degrees from UC San Diego, the LBJ School at UT Austin, and George Washington University Law School.