DAYTON, Ohio — The 1792 Exchange has announced outgoing Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron as its new chief executive officer. 

What You Need To Know

  • Outgoing Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron will serve as CEO of the 1792 Exchange 

  • Cameron served as Kentucky's attorney general until Jan. 1, 2024 

  • The 1792 Exchange aims to preserve freedom by helping steer public companies to neutral on divisive, ideological issues, according to the organization

  • Cameron will lead the nonprofit with 1792 President Paul Fitzpatrick

Cameron previously served as the Commonwealth of Kentucky's 51st attorney general until Jan. 1, 2024. He was the first Republican elected to the attorney general's office since 1948 and also made history as the first African American independently elected to statewide office in Kentucky's history. He previously served as legal counsel to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

As attorney general, Cameron led a multi-state investigation into Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo for ESG-related investment practices. 

"I'm honored to serve as the CEO of the 1792 Exchange, where I will continue meaningful work to put an end to the anti-American ESG agenda that threatens to take over our corporations and change the fabric of our country,” Cameron said in a release. "We will shine a bright light on those whose ideological agendas seek to dismantle American freedom and prosperity. We will stop investment management firms, elected officials, and corporate interests from using other people’s money to advance their radical political agendas." 

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the 1792 Exchange aims to preserve freedom by helping steer public companies to neutral on divisive, ideological issues, according to the organization. Its "Spotlight Reports" analyze, quanitfy and summarize divisive corporate social behavior. 

The organization's free "Spotlight Report: Corporate Bias Ratings" analyzes more than 2,500 companies and assesses their likelihood to cancel customers, employees or suppliers based on political and/or religious beliefs. 

“Our goal has always been to help corporations move back toward neutral on ideological issues so they can better serve their shareholders and customers,” said 1792 Exchange founder Nathan Estruth. “I simply cannot imagine a more capable and qualified chief executive to help us safeguard free exercise, free speech and free enterprise.”

Cameron will lead the nonprofit with 1792 President Paul Fitzpatrick. 

"We are just getting started," Fitzpatrick said. 

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