David Matthew Kennedy (July 21, 1915 – May 1, 1996) was a businessman, economist and United States Cabinet secretary. He also served for several years as the special ambassador of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church, a position that was created uniquely for him. He spent most of his career in the private sector with the bank Continental Illinois, beginning in the Bond department and rising to CEO. He died from cardiovascular disease in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1996. The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University is named for Kennedy.