Biography
David works as a Wealth Management Banking Advisor for The Northern Trust Company providing banking & financing advice and services to wealthy individuals and families. David has been a banker in Las Vegas for over 30 years, with over 11 years at Bank of America. He is experienced in commercial banking, equipment finance, SBA lending, commercial real estate, construction finance, and jet aircraft financing.
In August 2008, David graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School held at the University of Washington in Seattle. He distinguished himself by being selected as “the best of the best” and was asked to join the faculty and return as an Alumni Associate Director. He holds an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University, where he also served as a Student Body Officer (Vice President of Athletics) overseeing the finances and activities of the BYU Cheerleaders. Throughout his banking career, David has managed his own commercial, small business, and real estate portfolios as well as successfully managed other bank employees. As the Real Estate Division Manager at Nevada First Bank, he oversaw and managed the growth of the Bank’s commercial real estate portfolio during the dramatic 2003-2006 real estate boom immediately prior to the Bank being sold to the Bank of Nevada. He also helped open a de novo bank: as a founder and shareholder of Service1st Bank of Nevada, which was capitalized with $50 million in 2006 and opened in Jan 2007. He served three years as the Southern Nevada NAIOP Chapter’s Education Committee Chair. David has also contributed his time to the UNLV Lied Institute of Real Estate Studies as a Real Estate Finance Instructor.
Prior to accepting the position of Associate Director of the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies, David served on the UNLV Lied Institute Executive Committee. For several years David was the Construction Finance Instructor for NAIOP’s Developing Leaders Institute. David also worked as the Associate Director of the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies, College of Business, at UNLV working with professors, students, and community leaders for the betterment and improvement of the real estate profession. David’s community involvement extends to other areas as well: for 6 years he served as a volunteer teacher providing early-morning religious education for local high school students. He also volunteered for the Prison Ministry at both the men’s and women’s Nevada State Correctional Facility/Prison in Jean, Nevada.
Education
M.B.A., Business, Brigham Young University
B.A., English Literature, Brigham Young University
Volunteer Experience
Boy Scouts of America (1998- present)
Board Memberships
Green Chips
Vice Chair – Board Member
NAIOP
Education Committee
