Davis Smith

Davis is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission that assisted 1.3 million people living in poverty in 2021. He is a member of the United Nations Foundation’s “Global Leadership Council” and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Davis was Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s “CEO of the Year”, is an EY Entrepreneur 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. Davis grew up in Latin America and currently lives in Utah with his wife Asialene and their four children.