Dr. David Van Meter

Financial Advisor and Tax Consultant with experience in portfolio management, wealth preservation and income tax planning strategies for individuals.

I am the principal owner of Laurion Publishing, a small publishing company specializing in numismatic literature and educational/entertainment software. We have published numerous reference books on numismatics, with a particular focus on ancient Greek and Roman coinages. We have also published several niche-oriented computer games for the PC, and are currently working on an interactive set of games designed to make learning important mathematics skills more fun.

After completing graduate school at Boston University, I served for three years as a VISTA Volunteer with a community advocacy project under the umbrella of St. Francis de Sales Parish in the inner city of Utica, NY. During this time, I helped to develop an AIDS hospice, a pharmaceutical benefits program, a dental care program and an educational program, all of which aimed to serve the needs of the poor and uninsured.

I served as a Military Intelligence Officer in various command and staff positions with the 101st Airborne Division and the 9th Infantry Division. Prior to that, I served as an Armor Officer in the Nevada Army National Guard.

Medieval history; Carolingian political history, hagiography and exegesis, the Peace of God movement, French and Flemish political history, monetary history.