Davis Smith served as a mission president in the Brazil Recife North Mission. He is a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and the founder and chairman of Cotopaxi, an outdoor brand that has assisted millions living in poverty. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Brigham Young University. Davis and his wife, Asialene, have four children and live in New Haven, Connecticut.