Dave Carpenter

Mr. David R.
Carpenter, CPA, is a President & Chief Operating Officer at American Fidelity Assurance Co. and at American Fidelity Assurance Co. He has been with American Fidelity (AF) since 1976.
He began his AF career as AF’s first Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) accountant.
He was later promoted to supervisor of the accounting department and controller.
In 1998, he became the chief financial officer.
In 2002, he was promoted to chief operating officer.
He assumed the duties of interim president of the Association and Worksite Division (AWD) in 2003.
Then, in 2009, he became president and chief operating officer of American Fidelity.
In 2017, Dave moved to the role of president of American Fidelity Corporation.
His community activities include, or have included, serving on the boards of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Central Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library Endowment Trust, Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, and Oklahoma Blood Institute.
Mr. Carpenter has a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of South Dakota.
He is a Certified Public Accountant, a licensed insurance agent and has earned his Fellow, Life Management Institute designation.