David Kerr was appointed secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in April 2007.
On October 29, 2009, Kerr resigned from his position as Kansas Secretary of Commerce to serve as Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Kerr grew up in the western Kansas town of Ness City, graduated from Savior of the World High School in Bonner Springs and attended Fort Hays State University.
He earned bachelor’s degrees in both economics and business administration from Avila University in Kansas City and is a former Topeka Jaycee of the Year.
In 1981, he moved to St. Louis, where he held positions of increasing responsibility while leading marketing, account and finance teams.