David H. Mortimer serves as Chief Operating Officer of The American Assembly, a national, non-partisan, and public affairs forum. Before joining The American Assembly, Mr. Mortimer worked at Kuhn-Loeb & Co., an investment bank. He serves as President of the Mary W. Harriman Foundation, where he takes a pro-active role in directing foundation support. Mr. Mortimer also manages several of his family's concerns, and he serves as President of the board of St. John's Church in Arden, New York. He is on the Regional Council of the Storm King Arts Center, the largest outdoor sculpture garden in the world, and serves on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Visiting Committee of the Department of European Paintings. Mr. Mortimer has been associated with the Whitney Museum of American Art, where he helped establish the Library Fellows. He also serves on the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor executive committee, soon to be built in Orange County, New York. He is one of three Columbia University officers and faculty to serve as a director at New York Council for the Humanities. In addition, Mr. Mortimer is affiliated with various membership organizations, including The Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a BA from the University of Denver.