Dave Huether Email & Phone Number

Washingon D.C.

Senior Vice President, Research, U.S. Travel Association (2011 to Present)Lead U.S. Travel Association’s Research Department (Staff of 7)• Estimate the economic impact of the travel industry at the national, state, county and congressional district levels (official source in the U.S. Statistical Abstract)• Produce semi-annual economic and travel forecast• Create Interactive Travel Analytics (ITA), an on-line web-based visualization statistical tool for travel-related and general economic data at the national, state, international level on an annual and monthly basis.• Create and produce U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Trends Index, a nationally-recognized monthly indicator of the travel industry covering domestic business and leisure travel and international inbound travel volumes. • Create multiple on-line travel economic impact calculators at the national, state and destination level for advocacy purposes• Produce multiple annual publications on the economic impact of the travel industry as well as traveler characteristics• Produce advocacy-focused reports to highlight the importance of the travel industry: employment, international trade, global travel trends, currencies, longitudinal careers, travel promotion (related to state and destinations)• Produce multiple fact sheets related to total, domestic and international inbound travel to the U.S.• Economic analysis for advocacy support: U.S. share of global travel, government shutdown, visa waver program, TSA Pre-Check, open sky agreements • Monthly publications to membership• Speeches, presentations, webinars to membership and outside groups• Media spokesperson for the association

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Roles included:Forecasting and Economic Analysis • Forecast the U.S. economy and the manufacturing sector and participate in multiple economic outlook panels• Generate economic analysis supporting NAM’s policy agenda• Develop state and national manufacturing, international trade and macroeconomic data and commentary • Produce reports and indicators: The Facts About Modern Manufacturing, Report on Small and Medium Manufacturers, Annual Labor Day Report, NAM/Industry Week Index, Monday Economic ReportSpokesman on Economic Issues Important to America’s Industrial Base• Media spokesperson for the association, presentations to outside groups• Publish economic articles in widely-read publications such as Business Week and The National Journal• Represent NAM in meetings with key Administration officials, testify before Congress

Master'S Degree, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

High School Diploma