David Metzner has consulted for over 30 years on the Federal nature of the American
Government and the interplay between the states, Washington, D.C., and foreign governments in
the development of public policy. This has included national debates among the Republican and
Democratic parties on the regulation of the financial markets as well as trade, technology, and
foreign policy.
In 2007, Mr. Metzner assumed the leadership of ACG Analytics, which advises asset managers
and corporate leaders on how public policy can affect their investment and management
strategies. Most recently, ACG Analytics has been a resource for investors seeking to understand
President Trump’s trade and tariff policies, antitrust enforcement, as well as the macroeconomic
impact of the Trump tax bill, deregulation of Federal rules, and policies to expand domestic
housing.
Mr. Metzner has supervised the publication of written research which in the past year has been
read more than 230,000 times. Moreover, the firm produces custom, real-time analysis for
clients. Recently, he has led investor trips to Berlin to understand the 2025 German election,
Brussels for insight on the EU’s competition policies, and hosted meetings with the Trump
Administration on macro policy during the annual IMF meetings. He has spoken on the
development and implementation of the Trump Administration’s domestic and foreign policies at
the Milken conference in Abu Dhabi and to CEOs in Austria and Germany.
In January 2009, Mr. Metzner completed his six-year Presidential appointment as Vice Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. In this role,
he focused his efforts on strengthening the Center’s programming on Globalization, China, and
Latin America. He led the Board’s initiative in creating the Kissinger Institute on China-United
States Relations. Congressman Lee Hamilton, the Wilson Center’s former President, called this
the “Center’s most important initiative in thirty years.” The Chinese Government has
enthusiastically endorsed the Institute for its leadership in the two nations’ bilateral relations. He
is a member of the Economic Club of Washington and the Washington D.C. Bar Association. He
has been recognized by Crain’s New York Business and Washington Life for his deep
understanding of the developmental process of public policy.
Mr. Metzner earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston University, a Master of Arts in
Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a Juris Doctor from
the George Washington University National Law Center. While at Fletcher, he produced a highly
regarded thesis on the role of the Vice President in Foreign Policy. At George Washington
University, he did research on government procurement policy and its impact on the economy.
