David Toland is the 52 nd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and also serves as Secretary of
the Kansas Department of Commerce. Toland was appointed Secretary of Commerce
by Governor Laura Kelly in January 2019 and Lieutenant Governor in January 2021.

As Secretary of Commerce, Toland has overseen sweeping changes within the agency.
Under his leadership, the Department has rebuilt its in-state, domestic and international
business recruitment teams; launched the state’s Office of Broadband Development; re-
established a Community Development division and the Kansas Main Street Program;
and launched the state’s first new economic development strategic planning process
since 1986. These efforts, and more, resulted in more than $2.5 billion in new capital
investment by businesses in Kansas in 2020, an increase of nearly 80% over the
previous year and the highest in state history.

Prior to joining the team at Commerce, Toland was the first CEO of Thrive Allen County,
a nonprofit coalition focused on improving economic conditions, healthcare access and
quality of life in the small, rural Kansas county.

Prior to Thrive, Toland worked as an appointee of Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony A.
Williams, holding key leadership positions in the D.C. economic development and
planning offices. He holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of
Kansas.