David Camp is the CEO of 162 Strategies, advising select clients on disability government affairs policy. He serves NOSSCR as our Senior Policy Advisor and General Counsel.

Previously, David served as NOSSCR’s CEO after many years on NOSSCR’s Board of Directors (including as President from 2021 through 2023). David led NOSSCR’s transition to a new home in Washington, with an emphasis on advocacy and expanded member services.
David began his career at a legal services program, before serving as clerk to Missouri’s first disabled Supreme Court justice. In private practice, David represented disabled claimants for more than 25 years, focusing on service to the homeless. He operated a firm while handling cases administratively and before federal courts in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Circuits.

David is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, the Editorial Advisory Committee for West’s Social Security Reporting Service, and author of both “Current Social Security News” and “Social Security Claims and Procedures” for Westlaw. He founded the Administrative Law Committee for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and is a Past President of the Missouri Lawyers Trust Account Foundation. He is a recipient of the Social Security Region 7 Commissioner’s Public Service Award, and NOSSCR’s Sweeney Award for Distinguished Service honoring his work litigating an end to the Secret ALJ Policy.