David Damschen

David Damschen is the President & CEO of Utah Housing Corporation (UHC), Utah’s Housing Finance Agency.

UHC helps low- and moderate-income Utah families achieve and maintain home ownership by providing down payment assistance to aid in the purchase of decent, safe, and affordable homes – acquiring and servicing the mortgages originated for the purchase of these homes.

UHC also collaborates with investors and developers to finance thousands of affordable multi-family housing units by serving as conduit issuer of tax-exempt private activity bonds and allocator of federal and state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

David previously served as Utah’s 25th state treasurer, appointed to the office in 2015 and subsequently re-elected in 2016 and 2020.

Prior to his service in the Office of State Treasurer, David worked for 20 years in several institutional & retail segments of a national banking organization.

A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, David received his B.A. in Finance from the University of Washington.