David Demarest began his Washington, D.C. career in the late 1970s, working with state and local political candidates on behalf of the Republican National Committee.
As White House Communications Director, he worked directly with the President, the White House Chief of Staff, and the Cabinet, and in that capacity managed a broad range of White House communications activities, including presidential speechwriting, public liaison, media relations, and intergovernmental affairs.
[1] Demarest was instrumental in directing the Willie Horton message during the 1988 presidential campaign and in setting up the crack buy in Lafayette Park that kicked off President Bush's war on drugs.
[2][3] After Demarest left the White House, he became Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications at Bank of America.
In 1999, David became Executive Vice President for Global Corporate Relations at Visa.