DAVIS - Key Persons
As Principal in The Davis Group, Sam Davis brings more than 25 years of strategic management experience to the service of family businesses and philanthropic organizations. Having served as a consultant to family businesses, family offices, nonprofits and foundations for almost two decades, Sam is recognized for his capabilities in addressing issues experienced by those organizations, including: leadership and ownership succession; executive search; strategic planning; and governance practices.
Raised in a third generation family business, Sam was designated a Fellow in the Family Firm Institute in 2006 based on his experience and demonstrated capabilities. Having served on the boards of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, he brings those clients a wealth of executive search, strategic planning and governance experience. Today, Sam's clients include a balance of family enterprises, nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations.
Prior to forming The Davis Group, Sam was a partner in Relative Solutions, a family enterprise consulting practice, and Signature Financial Management, a multi-family office located in Norfolk, Virginia. Earlier, he enjoyed a successful business career as a senior executive in the real estate development and manufacturing industries. In addition to his consulting practice, Sam serves as Director of the Family & Private Business Forum at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business.
Sam earned an MBA in Finance at The Wharton School of Business and graduated from The Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an MTS in Ethics and Theology. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis where he received his BS degree in Naval Engineering. He has served on the boards of fourteen nonprofit organizations, including as a Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee of Saint Paul's College. Sam and his wife Susan live in Richmond, Virginia where Susan is Senior Vice President of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia.