David A. Reisman

Executive Director

David A. Reisman began his service as Executive Director to the Texas Ethics Commission on October 11, 2004. He previously worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. where he served from May 2002 to October 2004 as Special Assistant to the General Counsel of the United States Army. In that position, Mr. Reisman was responsible for providing opinions and advising the General Counsel and Army Secretariat on fiscal and policy issues involving the financial management of the Army. He was also responsible for assisting in the management of the Army’s Ethics Program. For his work he received “The Commander’s Award for Public Service.” Prior to that position, Mr. Reisman served from February 1998 to May 2002 as a fiscal advisor/special projects director in the Office of the Governor for the State of Texas. Prior to moving to Texas, he practiced law in Kentucky and served the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a policy and budget advisor in the Office of the Governor. Mr. Reisman has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Kentucky and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.