Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer
David F. Hyatt is vice president and chief public affairs officer at the National Automobile Dealers Association. He is responsible for media and public relations, member and government affairs communications, marketing and publications, both print and online.
Hyatt has an extensive background both in broadcast journalism and government affairs. He was a foreign correspondent for the Voice of America broadcast news network for a number of years. While a news bureau chief in Bangkok, he was nominated for the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He was also a foreign editor and deputy bureau chief in London. Hyatt has traveled on news assignments in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including ABC's "20/20," Wall Street Journal television, and the BBC. He was also executive producer and co-host of a nationally syndicated television series.
After leaving VOA, Hyatt served as the chief lobbyist and public relations counsel to the real estate industry in Northern Virginia before joining NADA in 1999 as executive director of public affairs.
Hyatt has a Masters Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communications, with a minor in Political Science.