Morry Davis brings over 25 years of diverse Fortune 500 and banking experience in the energy, utility, clean-tech, aviation, manufacturing, financial services, consumer/retail and TMT sectors. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair and Deputy CEO of Krimson Aviation, an innovative aviation service provider with operations in Africa, Europe, South America and the Middle East. Additionally, Morry is a director and advisor for Weild & Co., a nationwide, full-service investment bank and corporate finance consultancy.
Prior to Krimson and Weild & Co., Morry served as Senior Vice President of Investment Banking for Young America Capital (YAC), where he spearheaded business development initiatives and executed transactions across the firm's banking and fund marketing platforms. His professional experience also includes positions with RedTail Capital Markets, a Wall Street-based, MBE investment bank. Morry also served as director of government relations for Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, where he operated as a liaison with state legislatures and constituent groups and led educational community and political outreach programs. He was also a key team member in advancing the Prairie State Energy Campus, the largest U.S. greenfield coal generating facility and mine to be developed in 35 years.
Morry holds finance-focused degrees from Purdue University and Washington University of St. Louis (WashU) - Olin Business School. In addition to serving on Purdue's Daniels School of Business - Business Opportunity Program Advisory Board, Morry also is on leadership team of the WashU Finance Network. He has also served as treasurer on the boards of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), the Congressional Black Caucus Institute's 21st Century Council, the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Morry is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
