David Humphreys is the President & CEO of TAMKO Building Products Inc, one of America’s largest residential roofing manufacturers.
He started his career practising law as a defense attorney in Missouri, moving to Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he worked as a corporate tax attorney in New York and Paris, specializing in complex cross-border tax transactions. He joined TAMKO in 1989 as General Counsel and Vice President of Finance, Manufacturing & Legal, becoming CEO of the family firm in 1994, after his father's death.
David serves as Executive Committee Chairman for the Institute for Humane Studies in Washington, Chairman of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty, Member of the Visiting Committee at University of Miami School of Law and he is currently on the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute. He was the former Chair of the Board of Regents for The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and former member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
David has written many articles & company publications and frequently speaks before academic institutions & philanthropic organizations. Keen on history, David founded Joplin Historical Neighborhoods, which has preserved three historic houses in the Murphysburg Historic District.
With his wife Debra, David founded the Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. The Humphreys also support the Joplin R-8 Public Schools and many other schools in Joplin and its surrounding communities. Additionally, they are major donors to Miami Law and donated $1 million to establish scholarships at Missouri Southern State University. Their extraordinary philanthropic efforts bear out their dedication to advancing liberty and free-market principles and to making educational opportunities available to young people.
TAMKO Building Products Inc is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products, decking & railing products, waterproofing, cements & coatings.
General Counsel and Vice President of Finance, Manufacturing & Legal
1989 - 1994
Joplin, US
TAMKO Building Products Inc is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products, decking and railing products, waterproofing, cements & coatings.
Davis Polk has 10 global offices and is one of the few firms that leading companies and financial institutions turn to for counsel, on their most significant business and legal matters.
The Institute for Humane Studies is the leading institute in higher education, dedicated to championing classical liberal ideas & the scholars who advance them.
Miami Law is one of the nation's leading institutions of legal education. Faculty members are leaders in their scholarly & professional fields, which benefits the highly talented and diverse student body.
Founded in 1977, Cato Institute is a public policy research organization, dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets & peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, non-partisan research on a wide range of policy issues.
Known familiarly as Sewanee, the University of the South offers an unmatched educational experience. The university remains small and is dedicated to building a sense of community.
The Humphreys established a $1 million scholarship at Missouri Southern State University to be awarded over the next 10 years. Each award will cover at least half of each student’s tuition for the school year.
David and his wife, Debra, founded Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. It now has more than 350 students enrolled in grades PK to12. A Board of Trustees governs the school.
The mission of the Missouri Club for Growth Political Action Committee is to elect conservative leaders, that will stand up for economic policies to help grow jobs & bring prosperity back to the State of Missouri.
Joplin Historical Neighborhoods preserves and memorializes the history and architecture of Joplin by acquiring, researching, restoring, maintaining & insuring residential properties located in the Murphysburg Historic District.
