David Schachter
Assistant Dean and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration

David Schachter is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at NYU Wagner. Focusing on the totality of the student experience, he oversees student and program services, career services, alumni relations, and the Capstone program. He teaches Wagner's Composing Your Career workshop, and he has offered training, consulting, and facilitation nationally in the areas of leadership, staff development, supervision, team building, training of the trainer, and career planning. David received the 2006 NACE/Chevron Outstanding Achievement Award for Innovative Programs in Career Services for his partnership with Action Without Borders/Idealist.org on the creation of the Institute on Public Service Careers, a series of conferences designed to educate college career services professionals from across the country on how to increase the visibility and accessibility of public service careers to their students. He has served on the Idealist.org advisory board and contributed to The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers and The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers. David received his Master's Degree in Public Administration from NYU Wagner and a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.











Contact Details

david.schachter@nyu.edu
(212) 998-7475
295 Lafayette Street, Room 2112
Office Hours: Mondays 4:00-6:00 pm
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  • Education
  • Leadership
  • Public & Nonprofit Orgs.