Kim Davis (executive)

Davis graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta in the late 1970s with a degree in economics.^[1]

Beginning in 1991, Davis worked as a director for JPMorgan Chase, including serving as president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. In 1995, she became the first African American woman to be promoted to the bank's senior vice president position.^[2] After over twenty years with the company, she would leave JPMorgan to become Senior Managing Director at Teneo.^[3]

In December 2017, she began a new role as Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs for the National Hockey League, with a particular impact on improving diversity within the league.^[4][5][6] In 2020, the NHL announced the formation of its Executive Inclusion Council.^[7][8]