David Ferrari was born in Torrington, the son of Guy C. and Wauneta Ferrari. He graduated from Torrington High School in 1961. He received both his BS and MS in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming, completing his studies in 1971.

In 1967, Ferrari began his career in government at the Wyoming State Department of Education where he became Director of Budget and Finance in 1970. He moved to the State Department of Administration and Fiscal Control in 1971. In 1973, Governor Stan Hathaway appointed Ferrari the Wyoming State Budget Director. From 1975 to 1986, he served as Deputy Wyoming State Auditor. In 1986, he entered the private sector as a consultant and entrepreneur. He was appointed to the Wyoming Joint Government Reorganization Council and directed a reorganization plan for state government.

In 1990, Dave Ferrari was elected to the first of two terms as Wyoming State Auditor on the Republican ticket.

Dave and his wife Kaya are parents of two sons, Brian and Justin.

Additional Resources

•  Reflections: An Autobiography: A story about family and friends, and Wyoming’s Seventeenth State Auditor, by Dave Ferrari, (iUniverse November 11, 2013)