Appointment of David N. Parker as a Member of the Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives

The President today announced his intention to appoint David N. Parker to be a member of the Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives. He would succeed Frederic H. Brooks.

Since 1980 Mr. Parker has served as the vice president of corporate affairs at the Edison Electric Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was president of Tourism International from 1977 to 1980.

Mr. Parker graduated from Wayne State University (B.A., 1962; Master of Urban Planning, 1965). He was born January 4, 1940, in Detroit, MI. From 1962 to 1968, he served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He is married, has two children, and resides in McLean, VA.