Shaun Snyder

Shaun Snyder serves as the CEO of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST). NAST is the bipartisan organization representing elected and appointed state and territorial Treasurers across the United States, with membership also including their staff (over 11,000 employees) and more than 100 corporate affiliate members. NAST members serve as state chief financial officers, collectively overseeing over $4 trillion in public funds. NAST advocates for responsible public finance measures on Capitol Hill and with regulatory agencies and provides education through its conferences and distance learning programs. Shaun leads all aspects of NAST’s staff operations in support of its membership, including conferences and education, private sector engagement, policy development, and advocacy.

Before joining NAST, Shaun served as Chief Operating Officer for the American Psychiatric Association (APA), which has more than 38,000 U.S. and international members. In that role, Shaun reported to the CEO and worked across all APA departments and 200 employees, as well as with external stakeholders, to ensure the organization met its strategic objectives in advocacy, education, and member value. Shaun directly supervised APA’s publishing organization, human resources, administrative services and facilities, information technology, meetings and conventions, and association governance.

Previously, Shaun served as Chief Operating Officer and Interim Director for the Washington, DC Department of Health, overseeing a staff of 700 and a budget of $800 million, as well as licensing 70,000 health professionals. He also served as the administrator of the addiction services agency serving over 12,000 patients annually. Shaun also served as Special Assistant to the General Counsel of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and as Legislative Counsel and Counsel to the Committee on Health for the Council of the District of Columbia.

Shaun holds an undergraduate degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, and an MBA from The George Washington University. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court, and holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Shaun serves as Immediate Past President of the D.C. Bar, the largest unified bar in the United States with over 121,000 members, and previously served as its Treasurer. He also served as President of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, the largest provider of pro bono legal help in the nation’s capital.

Shaun and his wife, Grace, live in Washington, DC.