Brian Daniel (Dan) Berger (born 1966) is an economist and president and chief executive officer of the

National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is a U.S. trade organization representing the nation's federally-insured credit unions. The NAFCU hosts conferences, publishes original research on issues relating to the credit ...

Life

Berger was born in

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and grew up in

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, where he graduated from

Buchholz High School F. W. Buchholz High School (commonly referred to as Buchholz (pronounced ) or BHS) is a high school in Gainesville, Florida, United States. Buchholz is one of seven high schools in Alachua County. Opened in January 1971, it is the largest public ...

. He has a BS degree in economics from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

and a

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from Harvard Kennedy School. He is an adjunct professor of communication at George Washington University.

Career

Berger has represented financial services organizations and companies, including Farm Bureau, Association of Realtors, FCCI Insurance Group (Florida Employers Exchange), Riscorp Insurance Co. and Insurance Data Resources, Inc. He was also co-founder and managing director of eCapital Group, a Sarasota, Florida venture capital fund focusing on financial services related software and technologies. Berger is a veteran advisor of several local, state and national political campaigns. He served as

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Katherine Harris Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957) is a former American politician. A Republican, Harris served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Represe ...

(R- FL) during the

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. In 2004, Berger became vice president of government relations for America's Community Bankers, then executive vice president of government affairs for the

. Berger took over as president and chief executive officer of NAFCU August 2013. Berger is an amateur painter specializing in

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and has had several gallery shows, including in New York City and Washington, D.C. In addition, he is an avid outdoorsman and is active in several conservation groups and writes and contributes flyfishing and outdoor-related articles for Grant County Press newspaper and conservation publications. Berger is also a contributing political analyst on Fox News and others. For 12 years in a row, Berger has been selected by

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as one of the most influential lobbyists in Washington, D.C. Berger and his wife Aimee have one daughter, Shelby.

References

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