David A. Hirsch (born October 26, 1960) is an American businessman, fatherhood activist, philanthropist, endurance cyclist, and author. He is a Senior Vice President with UBS Financial Services in Chicago. In 1997, Hirsch founded the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative, a non-profit fatherhood Advocacy group. In 2015 he founded the 21st Century Dads Foundation which include programs like the Special Fathers Network, a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. He is the author of 21st Century Dads: A Father’s Journey To Break The Cycle Of Father Absence and the host the Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad Podcast with over 90 episodes including guests: Joe Mantegna, Dick Hoyt, and John Crowley (biotech executive).