David Urban

David Urban joined American Continental Group as a Managing Partner in 2002. The range of experiences and relationships developed throughout his service in the military, as an attorney in private practice, and as a chief of staff in the United States Senate provide American Continental Group with a unique resource. Mr. Urban served for five years as the Chief of Staff for United States Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA). Acting as the Senator’s senior advisor on legislative, political, media, and administrative matters in Pennsylvania and Washington, Mr. Urban was Senator Specter’s direct representative to the Senator’s Pennsylvania constituents as well as other members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, ambassadors and other official of foreign governments. Mr. Urban represented Senator Specter as a part of the Senate Republican leadership and oversaw the Senator’s interests before the Judiciary, Appropriations, Veterans’ Affairs, Environment, and Public Works Committees. From 1994 through 1997, Mr. Urban was an attorney in private practice focusing on litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Urban’s experiences in the law range from complex director and officer corporate liability matters to multi-million dollar revenue bond financings for industrial developments. 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, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 1986 through 1991, Mr. Urban served as an artillery officer in the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 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 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the Temple University School of Law. Mr. Urban has lectured at various universities, most recently serving as an adjunct professor at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University.