David G. Tittsworth is a native of the State of Kansas. He
received his B.A. degree from the University of Kansas in 1975 and
his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in
1978.
Mr. Tittsworth served a significant portion of his professional
career in the public sector, where he held positions in all three
branches of government. He began his legal career as a research
attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals in 1978. Thereafter, he
held various positions in state government, including his
appointment as Chief Counsel of the Department of Transportation in
1983, where he supervised a staff of attorneys and advised the
Department and Governor on a wide range of issues. In 1985, David
joined the bond counsel firm of Gilmore & Bell in Kansas City,
where he advised state and municipal officials on various financing
issues.
Upon moving to Washington, D.C. in 1987, Mr. Tittsworth first
served as Associate Staff on the House Budget Committee. He
accepted a position as Senior Counsel to the House Subcommittee on
Transportation, Trade, and Hazardous Materials in 1989. In 1991, he
left Capitol Hill to become General Counsel and a partner with a
government relations firm (now Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell),
where he represented the Investment Adviser Association and other
clients. In 1992, he returned to Capitol Hill to serve as Counsel
of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, a position he held
until joining the IAA as Executive Director and Executive Vice
President in October 1996.
Mr. Tittsworth oversaw the relocation of the Association’s
offices from New York to Washington, D.C. early in 1997. Today he
manages all of the Association’s activities, including its
involvement in a wide variety of legislative, regulatory,
compliance, educational, and business issues that affect the
investment advisory profession.
The Investment Adviser Association (formerly the Investment
Counsel Association of America) was founded in 1937. The
Association is a not-for-profit organization that represents the
interests of the investment advisory profession and provides a wide
range of advocacy, compliance, and educational services. The IAA’s
membership consists of more than 525 SEC-registered investment
advisory firms that collectively manage in excess of $10 trillion
in assets for a wide variety of individual and institutional
clients.