Ian Davis

Ian Davis (born 1952) was a longtime top senior partner and director at management consultancy McKinsey & Company, serving as managing director (chief executive) from 2003 to 2009. He succeeded Rajat Gupta on July 1, 2003. He joined McKinsey in 1979, retired in 2010 and currently serves as a senior partner emeritus.

Davis was born in Kent, UK. Prior to becoming managing director, he was office manager of McKinsey's London and UK office. He has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford University.^[1] He is a member of the board of BP.

He is the brother of Reed Elsevier chairman Crispin Davis.^[2]

From Davis's BP bio: "He is a member of the Board of Teach for All, an Advisory Director of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre, a member of the President's Council at the University of Tokyo, and a member of the Chancellor's Court at the University of Oxford.”^[3]

Memberships

• International Business Council of the World Economic Forum
• Conference Board, member Board of Trustees
• Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge, Advisory Board member
• City of Beijing, Advisory Board member
• Non-executive Director BP plc since 2 April 2010^[4]

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