Tony Davis
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Tony Davis is the founder of Davis Business Development. Tony was born in Oklahoma City. He attended Dunbar Elementary School, Moon Jr. High, and North West Classen High School. Tony was a National Achievement Scholar, and National Merit Scholar as a 15 year old Senior.
Tony majored in Mathematics at the US Naval Academy where he made the Superintendent's list, The Dean's List, and the Commandant's list every semester but one. Tony was Battalion Subcommander of 3rd company, and Company Commander prior to that. Tony maintained a 4.0 average in his major while there, and ranked in the top 10% of the class.
Tony - as an African American with few role models who had completed college - felt college wasn't for him. Enlisting in the US Navy led to them sending him to the US Naval Academy. Tony's ability to compete there led him to believe perhaps he could aim higher.
Tony worked for IBM in every major business area. He received many awards including a Management Excellence Award, Regional Manager's Award, 100% Club, SE Symposium, Work with Passion Award, and Suggestion Awards. Tony also received recognition from the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
Following that, while half way through the Stanford MBA program, Tony lost his wife who was 7 months pregnant with their 2nd child. Tony went on to complete the program, and to work at IBM while simultaneously raising 2 young sons.
Davis has led several IBM
Businesses including the PC and UNIX based business for St. Louis
where he carried a quota of over $100 million / year. He also led IBM's software sales efforts to large accounts in the United States
and Canada
where he was responsible for over $2,000 million annually in revenue. Similarly as a pioneering leader at IBM's Global Services Tony served as Program Director of Alliances to team with companies that began at zero, and in less than four years delivered more than $2,000 million/ year in incremental annual revenue to the company. Tony has also led the business development and strategy development efforts of several score small to mid-sized companies. He has also further honed his strategic skills with McKinsey and Company.
Tony holds a B.S. in Mathematics
obtained from work at the US Naval Academy, and the University of Oklahoma
, as well as an MBA from Stanford University
. At Stanford Tony had the opportunity to learn from people such as H. Irving Grousbeck
(currently part owner of the Boston Celtics
), Andy Grove (Former Intel CEO Chair), as well as Jerry Porras (Co-author of Built to Last). Davis has developed expertise in strategy formulation, business development, market research, leadership, teaming, sales, and revenue generation.
Tony majored in Mathematics at the US Naval Academy where he made the Superintendent's list, The Dean's List, and the Commandant's list every semester but one. Tony was Battalion Subcommander of 3rd company, and Company Commander prior to that. Tony maintained a 4.0 average in his major while there, and ranked in the top 10% of the class.
Tony - as an African American with few role models who had completed college - felt college wasn't for him. Enlisting in the US Navy led to them sending him to the US Naval Academy. Tony's ability to compete there led him to believe perhaps he could aim higher.
Tony worked for IBM in every major business area. He received many awards including a Management Excellence Award, Regional Manager's Award, 100% Club, SE Symposium, Work with Passion Award, and Suggestion Awards. Tony also received recognition from the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
Following that, while half way through the Stanford MBA program, Tony lost his wife who was 7 months pregnant with their 2nd child. Tony went on to complete the program, and to work at IBM while simultaneously raising 2 young sons.
Davis has led several IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Businesses including the PC and UNIX based business for St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
where he carried a quota of over $100 million / year. He also led IBM's software sales efforts to large accounts in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where he was responsible for over $2,000 million annually in revenue. Similarly as a pioneering leader at IBM's Global Services Tony served as Program Director of Alliances to team with companies that began at zero, and in less than four years delivered more than $2,000 million/ year in incremental annual revenue to the company. Tony has also led the business development and strategy development efforts of several score small to mid-sized companies. He has also further honed his strategic skills with McKinsey and Company.
Tony holds a B.S. in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
obtained from work at the US Naval Academy, and the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, as well as an MBA from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. At Stanford Tony had the opportunity to learn from people such as H. Irving Grousbeck
H. Irving Grousbeck
Harold Irving "Irv" Grousbeck is an entrepreneur, professor at Stanford Business School and co-owner of the National Basketball Association basketball team the Boston Celtics....
(currently part owner of the Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
), Andy Grove (Former Intel CEO Chair), as well as Jerry Porras (Co-author of Built to Last). Davis has developed expertise in strategy formulation, business development, market research, leadership, teaming, sales, and revenue generation.
Sources
- www.davisbd.com , 4/1/2007
- www.zoominfo.com, 4/1/2007
- Stanford Business Magazine October Edition 1995
- Dallas Morning News, 1994
- The Journal Record, Edmond Oklahoma, June 2002