Dave Beachnau is the Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Final Four Tournament. He is also the Senior Vice President of Sales, Services, and Sports for the DMCVB, leading the Detroit Sports Commission with the primary responsibility of bidding on and hosting amateur sporting events in the region.
Beachnau had served as the Executive Director for the Detroit Sports Commission (DSC) since 2001, where he was involved in the creation of the DSC and its rebranding initiative, which included the development of the tagline “Where Champions are Made, and Championships are Played. Detroit.” He was the founder and creator of the Detroit Sports Commission Prep Kickoff Classic, a DSC-owned event held annually since 2005.
Before his time at the DMCVB, he spent eight years in the hospitality industry, including as the Director of Sales at the Atheneum Suite Hotel, where he led pre-opening sales efforts for the downtown Detroit hotel. He has received recognition from Lansing Catholic Central High School with the Triple A+ Alumni Award and from Adrian College with the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Beachnau earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Adrian College.