David Marchick

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David Matthew Marchick, born May 14, 1966, is an American attorney, academic, and university administrator who serves as the dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University. He has worked in both the Clinton and Biden administrations and co-authored The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America's Presidential Transitions.

Raised in Orinda, California, Marchick attended College Preparatory School and earned a BA from the University of California, San Diego in 1988, where he was student body president. He later earned an MPA from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from George Washington University Law School.

Marchick began his government service in 1993, holding roles at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the State Department, and the Department of Commerce. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for trade development and, earlier, Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence in the Clinton administration. He led negotiations to expand air passenger and cargo services between the United States and China.

In 1999 he left the State Department to join Bid4Assets. In 2002 he joined Covington & Burling, focusing on international transportation, trade, and national security matters, including representing companies in CFIUS reviews. He co-authored U.S. National Security and Foreign Direct Investment in 2006 and served as vice chair of Covington’s international practice.

In 2007 Marchick became managing director and global head of regulatory affairs at The Carlyle Group, a position he held until retiring in 2018. After Carlyle, he led the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service, taught at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, and remained Senior Of Counsel at Covington & Burling. He also worked on the Presidential Transition of 2020 as a nonpartisan adviser and served as Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation under the Biden administration.

In 2022 he was named dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University.