Steve Davis (executive)

Steve Davis
Education Princeton University (B.A.), University of Washington (M.A.), Columbia University School of Law (J.D.)
Organization PATH
Title CEO

Steve Davis is the president and CEO of PATH, an international nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington.

Davis earned his BA from Princeton University, his MA in Chinese studies from the University of Washington, and his law degree from Columbia University.

Davis has served as a business leader and advisor for a range of private and nonprofit companies and international organizations. For 14 years he helped run the Bill Gates-founded digital media firm Corbis,[1] including serving as its CEO for ten years. He also was a senior advisor and director of social innovation at McKinsey & Company,[2] a global management consulting firm.

Davis was the interim director of PATH’s program in India in 2010 and served on the organization’s board of directors for ten years.[3] He currently serves as a director on the boards of InterAction[4] and Global Partnerships.[5] He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations[6] and holds a faculty appointment as a senior fellow at the University of Washington School of Law.[7]

Career Summary

Steve Davis is president and chief executive office of PATH,[8] the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, PATH saves lives, and improves health, especially among women and children. PATH accelerates innovation across five platforms: vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovation.

Davis' long-standing commitment to human rights and global development grew from his early work on refugee programs and policies, and from his later focus on Chinese politics and law. He has employed that same passion as a leader and strategist for a range of private and nonprofit companies and international organizations, including as CEO of internet pioneer and global digital media firm Corbis,[1] director of social innovation for McKinsey & Company,[2] and interim CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at the international law firm of K&L Gates[9] with a focus on intellectual property.

Davis is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations[10] and holds a faculty appointment as a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[11] He currently serves on the boards of InterAction[4] and Global Partnerships,[5] and sits on several advisory groups, including the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Social Innovation,[12] the Clinton Global Initiative's Global Health Advisory Board,[13] the Council on Foreign Relation's Task Force on Non-Infectious Diseases, and Wellcome Trust's Sustaining Health Dialogue.[14] He has previously served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards.

Selected Publications

References

  1. 1 2 Heim, Kristi. "Corbis CEO to devote energy to philanthropy after 14-year stint". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 Holtzman, Clay (9 March 2011). [2. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/03/steve-davis-promoted-at-mckinsey.html "Steve Davis named to exec post at McKinsey"] Check |url= value (help). Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2013. horizontal tab character in |url= at position 3 (help)
  3. ↑ Timmerman, Luke (11 May 2010). [3. http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/11/05/steve-davis-the-techie-turned-global-healthie-gets-dose-of-reality-at-close-range-in-india/ "Steve Davis, the Techie Turned Global Healthie, Gets Dose of Reality at Close Range in India"] Check |url= value (help). Xconomy. Retrieved 13 February 2013. horizontal tab character in |url= at position 3 (help)
  4. 1 2 "Board of Directors | InterAction". www.interaction.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. 1 2 "Board of Directors". Global Partnerships website. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations website. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Faculty & Administration". University of Washington School of Law website. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "PATH: Executive leaders: Steve Davis". www.path.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  9. ↑ "Press release: PATH names Steve Davis as new president and CEO - PATH". www.path.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  10. ↑ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  11. ↑ "Stephen Davis". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  12. ↑ "Global Agenda Council on Social Innovation". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  13. ↑ "Board of Directors | Global Partnerships". Global Partnerships. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  14. ↑ "Wellcome Trust: Sustaining Health - Meteos". Meteos. Retrieved 2016-01-18.


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