David A. Sampson

David Allan Sampson (born July 2, 1957) is the president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), co-headquartered in Washington, DC and Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Washington, Indiana. He joined APCIA in September 2007.

Sampson also is the president of the Independent Statistical Service, Inc. (ISS), a wholly owned subsidiary of APCIA and one of the industry's largest and most trusted statistical agents. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety as well as on the Biden-Harris Administration's Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

He was previously United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and took the oath of office on July 27, 2005. As Deputy Secretary he was the Department of Commerce's chief operating officer and managed a US$6.5 billion budget and 38,000 employees in the 13 operating units. Sampson also served on President George W. Bush's management council and was a member of the board of directors for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Sampson is a B.A. graduate of Lipscomb University and holds the degree of M.Th. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS), being valedictorian in both classes at both institutions. On graduation from Lipscomb and while attending NOBTS, he served as minister of the Westchurch Church of Christ in Hammond, Louisiana. He was the first individual to receive the D.Min. degree at Abilene Christian University. During his studies in Abilene he was minister of the Park Row Church of Christ in Arlington, Texas, prior to selection as chief executive officer of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. He completed the Program for Senior Executives at Harvard Kennedy School in 1999. Sampson and his family reside in Northern Virginia.

He and his wife Karen have two grown sons. Sampson serves on the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Texas and is an executive committee member of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association.

As president & CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), Sampson represents more than 1,000 member companies that write 40 percent of the nation's property and casualty insurance. Sampson's combination of extensive financial services and management experience, global perspective, and political understandings made him a fitting leader for the property casualty insurance industry during extraordinary challenges.

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is the primary national trade association for home, auto, and business insurers. APCIA promotes and protects the viability of private competition for the benefit of consumers and insurers, with a legacy dating back 150 years. APCIA members represent all sizes, structures, and regions—protecting families, communities, and businesses in the U.S. and across the globe.

Sampson has led the industry through some of the most consequential insurance issues of the last decade, including the COVID-19 response, preserving state statutory accounting during once-in-a-generation tax reform, and ensuring that the Dodd-Frank Act recognized the strong consumer protections already provided by state insurance regulators and the guaranty fund system.

As a respected industry voice and proponent of private markets, Sampson is a frequent keynote speaker at industry and business events. In addition, he is a leading spokesperson for the property casualty industry in the media.

Prior to joining APCIA, Sampson served in two presidential-appointed and Senate-confirmed positions. Most recently, he was the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. As the department's chief operating officer he managed a $11 billion budget and 38,000 employees and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of an agency with one of the broadest portfolios in federal government. Sampson traveled worldwide to promote opportunities for U.S. companies during his tenure as deputy secretary of Commerce, and he saw firsthand the interconnectedness of the American and global economies. Previously, Sampson served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and managed the Economic Development Administration's $400 million budget and $2.5 billion portfolio of federal economic grants and loans.

In addition to serving as APCIA president & CEO, Sampson is also president of the Independent Statistical Service (ISS), a wholly owned subsidiary of PCI and one of the industry's largest and most trusted statistical agents. ISS works with more than 450 property casualty companies of all sizes that report more than $900 billion in annual premiums.

• Board of Directors of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• Biden-Harris Administration's Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
• Member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Association Committee of 100"
• Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
• Chief of the Economic Development Administration
• Chair of the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness
• Vice Chair of the Texas Strategic Economic Development Planning Commission
• President and chief executive officer of the Arlington, Texas Chamber of Commerce

• Appearances on C-SPAN