David H. Nevins is the founder and president of Nevins & Associates, a Hunt Valley-based marketing and public affairs firm founded in 1984. Under his leadership, the firm has become a prestigious “boutique” style firm with a national and regional clientele delivering award-winning results in marketing, public affairs, reputation management, government and community relations, crisis management, and image and brand development. Nevins & Associates boasts an extensive client list including Fortune 500 companies as well as prominent and entrepreneurial local businesses and institutions.
A prolific marketer, Nevins was asked by the CEO of Comcast to head the company’s new regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet. As president in 2001 and 2002, he transformed the predecessor channel (HTS) into a nationally recognized regional network featuring extensive local news and programming, including leading the network to an unprecedented seven Emmys. Other career highlights include stints as a consultant and chief marketing officer to a Fortune 100 corporation, and marketing roles at Towson University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Nevins has extensive leadership in the educational, civic and business community. He currently serves on the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, the governing board for 13 public universities in Maryland. He previously served as Board Chair, as well as Chair of the Finance Committee, overseeing the System’s $3 billion budget. He currently chairs the Effectiveness and Efficiency (E & E) Committee, whose work has been nationally lauded. He served a 4-year term as the Chairman of Maryland Public Television, (another Gubernatorial appointment) and has served in many other community leadership posts, including the Presidency of the Jewish National Fund, the Towson Business Association and the Towson University Alumni Association. He has served on the boards of the University of Maryland Medical System Foundation, the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, and Stevenson University. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Maryland Highway Safety Foundation, and is a Board member of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and the Signal 13 Foundation. He is the Chair-designate of the American Heart Association regional fundraising gala.
Nevins has received numerous awards, including the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame, Towson University Alumnus of the Year, the Towson Jaycee’s Most Distinguished award and on numerous occasions he has been recognized as a premier Baltimore business leader, including the Daily Record’s recent recognition as one of Maryland’s Most Influential Leaders.
Nevins earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Towson University and a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from The Johns Hopkins University. A proud father of two, Nevins resides in Pikesville with his daughter, Frederica, and son, Jake. In his leisure time, Nevins enjoys playing golf and collecting art.
