David Eiselsberg is Senior Director for Tax Policy. In this role, David works with NAM member companies to develop NAM positions on tax policy and advocate these positions with members of Congress, Congressional staff, administration officials and the press. Prior to joining the NAM, David worked in the Senate and House for over 13 years. Of note, he was the Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and legislative assistant to Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN).

Chad Moutray is chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers, where he serves as the NAM’s economic forecaster and spokesperson on economic issues. In addition, he is the director of the Center for Manufacturing Research at The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the NAM, where he leads efforts to produce thought leadership, data and analysis of relevance to business leaders in the sector. Prior to joining the NAM, Mr. Moutray was the chief economist and director of economic research for the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2002 to 2010. Mr. Moutray is the vice chair of the Conference of Business Economists, and he is a former board member of the National Association for Business Economics, where he is the co-chair of the Manufacturing Roundtable. He is also the former president and chairman of the National Economists Club, the local NABE chapter for Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Eastern Illinois University. He is a Certified Business Economist™, where he was part of the initial graduating class in 2015.