Sir Ian Edward Lamert Davis (born 10 March 1951) is an English businessman, best known for his role as

managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of McKinsey & Company. He succeeded

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on 1 July 2003. He joined McKinsey in 1979 retired in 2010, after 7 years at

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and currently serves as a senior partner emeritus. Davis was born in

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, England. 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

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. He is the brother of former

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chairman Crispin Davis. His twin brother is Sir Nigel Davis, a Court of Appeal judge. He is currently chairman of Thoughtworks. Davis was a Non-Executive Director at Johnson & Johnson, BP, Teach For All, Big Society Trust and He is a Senior Adviser to

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and

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. Davis was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to business.

Memberships

* Non-executive Director of Xlinks * Non-executive Director BP since 2 April 2010 * Independent Non-Executive Director Johnson & Johnson * Non-Executive Director

* Non-Executive Director

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* Non-Executive Director Teach For All * Non-Executive Director Big Society Trust * Non-Executive Member of Cabinet Office * Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company * Senior Adviser to

* International Business Council of the

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