David Urban, born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., is an American lobbyist, political operative, political commentator for CNN, and Executive Vice President for North American corporate affairs at ByteDance. He served as a senior advisor to the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and helped orchestrate the 2016 Republican National Convention in a successful effort to win Pennsylvania. President Trump appointed him to the American Battle Monuments Commission board in May 2018 and elevated him to Chairman of ABMC in July 2018. In August 2019, President Trump appointed Urban to the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors. But President Biden removed Urban in September 2021 as part of eliminating Trump-appointed members of the Service Academy Visitors Boards who Biden considered unqualified for such positions. Urban advised Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
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CNN Town Hall (2023)
Guest starring as David Urban
- Episode 2024-10-23: CNN Presidential Town Hall Post Analysis (Oct 23, 2024)
State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (2009)
Guest starring as Political Commentator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-14: Gov. Spencer Cox, Sen. James Lankford (Sep 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-13: Tom Homan, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Tony Gonzales (Jul 13, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-27: Sec. Brooke Rollins, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Apr 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-06: Sec. Brooke Rollins, Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, Rep. Hillary Scholten (Apr 6, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-03: Sen. John Fetterman, Sen. Tim Scott (Nov 3, 2024)
Election Night in America (2008)
Guest starring as David Urban
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2022-11-10: November 10, 2022, 7pm (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-10: November 10, 2022, 4pm (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-09: November 9, 2022, 7pm (Nov 9, 2022)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Guest starring as David Urban
- Episode 2024-10-23: CNN Presidential Town Hall Pre-Show (Oct 23, 2024)