David Clark joined Visit Mobile as President & CEO in 2017. He has over 37 years of hospitality, lodging, and tourism leadership in Coastal Alabama.
He leads the tourism destination’s development through innovative collaborations with the City, the County, Mobile Chamber, Carnival Cruise, Mobile Airport Authority, Amtrak, Cultural Heritage tourism, and engagement with domestic and international leisure and convention promotions. David serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors for the state’s first Tourism Improvement District (TID) since its establishment in 2020. The Mobile TID has provided innovative marketing and capital improvement resources to tell Mobile’s story in ways that were never possible before.
**Mobile Tourism experiences 3.4 million visitors annually.
**Visitor spending is $1.8 billion annually.
**Tourism spend has increased $400 million during the last 4 years.
**Tourism supports 22 thousand jobs in Mobile.
Prior to joining the Visit Mobile team, David worked for 4 years at Spectrum Resorts (Beach Club & Turquoise Place) and at the Grand Hotel Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama for 23 years. During that time David was the recipient of Marriott International’s Top Hotel Operations for North America Lodging Operations.
Davis serves in leadership roles on numerous industry, civic, and cultural boards. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and a lifetime member of the Professional Golfers Association of America. He is married to Melinda Murphy Clark and has a daughter, Savannah.