Steven A. Davis

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About Steven A. Davis

Dr. Steven A. Davis is an Executive Director and Senior Lead Strategy & Planning Consultant at Wells Fargo & Company in Minneapolis, MN, USA. He holds a B.A. in financial economics from Gustavus Adolphus College, an M.A. in organizational management from The College of Saint Scholastica, and a D.B.A. in organizational development from Argosy University. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), and has training from the SAS Institute. Dr. Davis has spent 25 years in financial services leading consumer lending, technology, compliance, and customer excellence functions. He has 15 years of experience as a manager at the line of business level and 10 as a principal consultant or officer at the enterprise level. Dr. Davis works with executives and directors on a daily basis to initiate and design cross-functional capabilities that meaningfully impact key operational metrics and business unit performance. He has initiated and led significant initiatives that reduced cost per unit by half, doubled customer satisfaction scores, tripled return on investment, optimized marketing dollars, established new target operating models, saved tens of millions annually, improved organizational culture, modernized large reporting portfolios, streamlined business systems, reduced model risk across the enterprise, and accelerated product management velocity. He is a former research fellow at Argosy University, has been published in academic journals, served as a manuscript reviewer for academic journals, and his dissertation on emotional intelligence in project management was sponsored by both the Project Management Institute and Deluxe Corporation. Dr. Davis taught leadership theory and research methods at Adler Graduate School for 5 years as an associate professor. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee for the school. He specializes in organizational development, organizational behavior, team management, systems theory and thinking, innovation, emotional intelligence, economics, finance, research methods, leadership, analytics, modeling, AI, business administration, process management, compensation programs, human capital management, organizational design, technology business services, strategic planning, decision sciences, fair lending compliance, investment planning, cost reduction, and program management. Inquiries can be directed to his LinkedIn inbox.