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David Walters
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American businessman and former governor of Oklahoma who later led a global power company and authored work on maritime industry tensions between profit and safety.
Biography
David Lee Walters (born November 20, 1951, in Canute, Oklahoma) is an American businessman and former elected official. Early in his career he served as a project manager for Governor David Boren and was the youngest executive officer working for the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He also worked in commercial real estate before entering statewide office.
Walters served as the 24th governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995 and increased education funding during his term. His tenure was affected by controversies that culminated in a guilty plea to a misdemeanor election violation. He did not seek re-election and was defeated in a 2002 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Walters is the CEO of Walters Power International, a global provider of local power.
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Books by David Walters
Lives In Peril Profit Or Safety In The Global Maritime Industry
Lives In Peril: Profit Or Safety In The Global Maritime Industry (2013) examines tensions between profit and safety in the global maritime industry.