Dave Marchick Named Interim President of AU

On July 1, 2026, David Marchick, Dean of the Kogod School of Business, will be the interim president of American University, following Jonathan Alger who is stepping down.

He served in both the Clinton and Biden Administrations. First in the White House and in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and later as the deputy assistant secretary for trade development in the Commerce Department. At the State Department, Marchick served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation. Biden appointed him as the COO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.

Marchick later joined the law firm of Covington & Burling where he was a partner. He then joined the Carlyle Group, a global asset management firm specializing in private equity.

Marchick has taught at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and at Georgetown Law.

He earned his JD from George Washington University School of Law.