Kim Davis (executive)

Kim Davis is an American corporate executive serving as a vice president with the NHL.

Kim Davis
Occupation(s)Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs
Years active2017-present
OrganizationNational Hockey League

Career

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]

References
  1. "Kim Davis Q&A: NHL Exec. on Racism, Inclusivity in Hockey". Sports Illustrated.
  2. "How Kim Davis is pushing the NHL into diverse territory". ESPN.
  3. "NHL appoints Davis executive vice president". NHL.com.
  4. "Meet the woman making the NHL more inclusive". ESPN.
  5. Bembry, Jerry (March 6, 2019). "NHL exec Kim Davis on racism in hockey and growing the game".
  6. "The NHL says hockey is for everyone. It's Kim Davis' job to help make that a reality". USA Today.
  7. "NHL exec Kim Davis focused on pushing sport's diversity agenda forward". CBC.
  8. "NHL's Kim Davis: 'We're at a point where there's no turning back' - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
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