David Pratt

David Pratt is the President of M·CAM, Inc. David focuses on strategic innovation commercial, financial and risk management services including technology and vendor qualification, innovation competitiveness assessment, and commercial security and intelligence. He leads the public policy activities of M·CAM in its interactions with the U.S. government.

He has broad experience in financial services and public policy. Before joining M·CAM, he led the Financial Services practice at Columbus Newport LLC, a company specializing in developing growth-stage companies in the technology and financial sectors. He spent twelve years as Senior Vice President for Federal Affairs and Business Development at the American Insurance Association, working with large commercial insurers on a wide range of public policy, financial, and technology issues.

Prior to his time at AIA, David served for ten years on the leadership staff of the United States Senate, as a Senate Officer in the role of the Secretary for the Majority, responsible for legislative floor operations under the direction of the Senate Majority Leader. He filled a similar role previously as Secretary for the Minority, after serving on the personal staff of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd. David studied economics and political science from St. John Fisher College in Rochester N.Y. He is actively involved in leadership and training activities with the Boy Scouts of America and its Order of the Arrow, and is Scoutmaster of Troop 114 in Ivy, Virginia, the birthplace of Meriwether Lewis. He lives in Charlottesville with his wife Margaret, son Conor, and daughter Ciara.