David Howard is a Senior Vice President of Institutional Investments at First Trust Advisors L.P. David joined First Trust Advisors in 2014, and is currently focused on Institutional Business Development. In this role he delivers the First Trust suite of products and services to Institutions, RIAs, Family Offices, Foundations and Independent Asset Managers. David started his career in the investment management industry in 2012 with Merrill Lynch after a career playing in the NFL. He graduated from Brown University in 2010 with a degree in Business Economics.