David is currently Head of Surety for MRSI, leading their entrance into the Surety business to build a premier surety operation. He was formerly the head of surety leading Navigators Insurance’s expansion of their surety department until Navigators was purchased by Hartford in 2019. David is a 1986 Graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, PA with a B.S. in Mathematics. Upon graduation he began his surety career and has held various underwriting and senior management positions with a number of major surety carriers. David currently holds the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) designation. He is the current Chairman of the CFMA Certification Board and has served as a board and committee member for many years. David was recently appointed as a member of the FAF’s Private Company Council. He is a Past Chairman of the National Association of Independent Sureties and has served as President of the Florida Surety Association where in 1995 he was awarded the Surety Information Office Silver Award for excellence in Surety Bond Promotion. He is a member of AGC, GCA, CFMA, Surety Association of America, and an associate member of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers. David is a frequent speaker on various surety related issues to Contractors, Architects, Lawyers, Bankers, and Accountants associated with the Construction Industry.