David P. Mansdoerfer

David Mansdoerfer, former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health

David P. Mansdoerfer currently serves as Owner & Managing Director of DPM & Associates, a public affairs and communications firm. He is also co-partner at McMans Development, a housing developer in North Texas.

Before his current positions, David spent four years at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) as a member of the cabinet and chief advisor to both President Williams and President Trent-Adams.

Prior to HSC, David served as a senior executive service presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2017 to August 2019. At HHS, David oversaw the appointment process for the 270+ federal advisory boards, served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Operations and Management), HHS Chief Labor Negotiator, and as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration. In these roles, he worked on a number of presidential / secretarial initiatives including; EndingHIV, fentanyl / opioids, veteran, youth sports, and organizational management.

He is also an adjunct professor in Health Policy and Politics at Pepperdine School of Public Policy.