David Urban

David Urban serves as the President of the American Continental Group (ACG), a consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Mr. Urban is also a political commentator on CNN and is a member of the Trump 2020 Advisory Committee.

Mr. Urban has been referred to by The New York Times as a “Prominent Republican/GOP lobbyist,” a “Mover and Shaker” by Campaigns and Elections Magazine, and a “Top Influencer” by Politics Magazine. Corporate Board Member Magazine has named Mr. Urban one of “Washington’s Top 10 Lobbyists”.  Roll Call identified “Urban [as] a member of Washington’s community of influential Republican moderates and pragmatists,” and The Hill has named Mr. Urban as a “Top Lobbyist” who has “mastered the art of working Capitol Hill’s hallways.” In a profile of Mr. Urban, Philadelphia Magazine said that “when [Urban] talks, Members of Congress listen.” When the Trump Administration was sworn in, Politico named Mr. Urban as one of the 30 most powerful people in “Trump’s Washington.”

Mr. Urban joined the Trump campaign in its early days working as an advisor in the Pennsylvania and Indiana primaries.  After helping secure primary victories in those states, Mr. Urban moved to the Republican Convention in Cleveland where he served as the campaign’s senior political liaison at the convention. After the convention, Mr. Urban was named as a Senior Advisor on the campaign, leading the Trump campaign to a historic victory in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Urban began his career in Washington as the Chief of Staff for legendary United States Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA). Serving for five years, Mr. Urban was the Senator’s senior advisor on all legislative, political, media, and administrative matters in Pennsylvania and Washington. Mr. Urban was Senator Specter’s direct representative to the Senator’s 12 million Pennsylvania constituents as well as other Members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, ambassadors, and other officials of foreign governments.

Prior to his time in Washington, Mr. Urban was an attorney in private practice in Philadelphia. Mr. Urban’s diverse experiences in the law range from litigation involving director and officer corporate liability matters to structuring complex public bond financings for large health care systems. An active member of the Pennsylvania Bar, Mr. Urban is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

After graduating from West Point, Mr. Urban began his career as an artillery officer in the United States Army’s storied 101st Airborne Division. Illustrative of his distinguished record of consistently high performance during his time in uniform, Mr. Urban was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement while engaged in combat operations against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.

Mr. Urban earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Juris Doctor degree from the Temple University School of Law, and a Master of Government Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

In May 2018, Mr. Urban was appointed by the President to be the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission. In July 2019, Mr. Urban was appointed by the President to the Board of Visitors for the United States Military Academy at West Point.