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Biography

Davis Smith is the CEO of Cotopaxi, an adventure brand with a humanitarian mission. He is a member of the UN’s Global Leadership Council and one of President Bill Clinton’s and George W. Bush’s “Presidential Leadership Scholars.” Davis was Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s “CEO of the Year” and previously started Brazil’s “Startup of the Year.” Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an
MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Brigham Young University. Davis is an adventurer who has floated the Amazon on a self- made raft, kayaked from Cuba to Florida, and explored North Korea.