Chad Davis is vice president for government affairs at the Cato Institute. He leads both federal and state government affairs, with responsibility for strategically engaging government officials throughout all levels and branches of government.
Prior to joining the Cato Institute, Davis was the senior adviser for policy and regulation to the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Before that, he served as deputy to the chairman for external affairs at the FDIC, where he led several teams, including the Congressional Affairs Office and the Office of Communications. Davis has also worked at the Federal Reserve and in several roles for the US Congress, including seven years at the Senate Banking Committee.
Davis holds a BA in economics from Monmouth College and an MPP from the George Washington University.