Based in the Washington DC headquarters, David Collins has served as Assistant Executive Director for Cotton Council International (CCI) since 1993 with responsibilities for oversight of day-to-day operation of the organization, its offices and programming in over 60 countries worldwide.  David also serves as Regional Director for South Asia and has line responsibility for managing CCI activities in South Asia and the Arabian Gulf.  David is the team leader for the Cotton Gold Alliance program, an innovative effort dedicated to increasing demand for cotton among consumers in India.  Prior to his current post, he served as International Program Coordinator for CCI, managing numerous programs including the COTTON USA Seminars, Executive Delegations, Trade Teams and International Conferences, among others.

Before joining CCI, David served as the private sector liaison on the staff of the National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy, a Congressionally mandated commission established to explore policies and strategies to increase U.S. agricultural exports.  Before moving to Washington in 1985, David worked in a variety of capacities in the Texas Oil and Gas industry.

David was raised in West Texas and graduated with a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University in 1982.  In 1991, he received a Masters degree in International Affairs with a concentration in Science and Technology Policy from The George Washington University in Washington DC.

David is active in a number of local civic organizations and has worked as an advocate on educational issues.    David is active in local and national political activities, having run for the Virginia House of Delegates (state legislature) in 2001.  He has served on the national board of the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students as well as President and a board member for the local Washington DC area chapter.  He and his wife Jamie and three children (two girls and a boy) reside in Fairfax Station, Virginia.