About David

David Simmons has worked and invested in the media, communications, and travel management industries in addition to being actively involved in a variety of community organizations for nearly 40 years. 

David was chief executive officer of Simmons Media Group, a Utah based radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising company with radio stations and sign locations throughout the western United States.  He was also chairman and CEO of Keystone Communications, a satellite communications firm with a worldwide roster of broadcast clients, and is chairman of Morris Murdock Travel, a travel management company based in Utah. David has been recognized for his entrepreneurial success in helping build these organizations into nationally prominent leaders in their respective industries.

David graduated from the University of Utah with degrees in Economics and Political Science.  He later obtained a Master’s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He served for nearly two decades on the board of trustees of Westminster College, and currently serves on the board of Western Governor’s University, co-chairs the Utah Sports Commission, and has been or is currently a board member of many other private firms and not-for-profit organizations including four years chairing the Utah State Board of Business and Economic Development.

David and his wife Melinda live in Salt Lake City, Utah and have 5 children. He has a love for American presidential history and has traveled to all seven continents in the world. 

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