Before joining McEnearney as an owner in 1996, along with his wife, David was the owner and Principal Broker of his own real estate company for 12 years. David was the Executive Vice President and Managing Broker of McEnearney’s McLean office from 1996 - 2010, and was named Chief Information Officer in September 2010. In that role, he is responsible for the firm's technology, market research and information and public relations, writes its MarketWatch newsletter and writes an occasional real estate commentary column for the Washington Post. He is also Principal Broker for McEnearney in Maryland and Washington, DC, and is an Associate Broker in Virginia.
David was President of the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS (NVAR) in 1995 and was named REALTOR® of The Year for NVAR in 1998, and is a member of NVAR’s Hall of Fame and is an Honorary Life Member. David was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Regional Information System (MRIS) in 1994, served as that organization's Chairman 1996-1997 and 2011-2012, and was a member of their Executive Committee for the duration of its existence. David is a founding member of the Board of Directors of BrightMLS, the nation’s second largest MLS and has served on its Executive Committee from its creation, and is currently its Vice Chairman.
David has served on NVAR’s Professional Standards Committee for the last 28 years and served as its Chairman twice. He has been an RPAC Trustee, and a member of NVAR Strategic Planning and Nominating Committees numerous times. He was also a member of the Virginia REALTORS Board of Directors, their Strategic Planning Committee, their Presidential Advisory Group on Growth as well as their Insurance Advisory Task Force. He was named to the Virginia REALTORS Hall of Fame in 2021. He has been on the Board of a number of civic, charitable and business organizations, including the Eastern American Bank, the Mt. Vernon Community Children’s Theater, the Business in Education Board for Falls Church City Schools, the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, and served as the Fundraising Co-Chair for the Equestrian Center at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He was also co-author of a book about the 1976 presidential campaign of Gerald Ford.
David is a graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas with BA degrees in Economic, Managerial Studies and Political Science. He lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife of 46 years Margaret-Mary, and is the proud father of four children, four children-in-law and five grandchildren.
