Dr. Anthony  J. Davis’s story is one of resilience, service, and vision. A foster care survivor who emancipated himself at 17, Dr. Davis went on to serve in the United States Air Force before pursuing higher education. He graduated magna cum laude from Livingstone College in 2001, returning decades later as its 13th President—the first alumnus in over 50 years to hold the role. Before becoming President in October 2022, Dr. Davis served as Livingstone’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, where he supervised the college’s entire fundraising enterprise and managed day-to-day operations. In that role, he provided strategic oversight across campus to promote collaboration, economic growth, revenue generation, and sustainability. His nearly three decades of leadership in philanthropy and higher education have helped raise more than $500 million in gifts and grants nationwide. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Dr. Davis is an ordained Elder in the A.M.E. Zion Church who continues to lead with a servant’s heart, guided by the belief that “If service is beneath you, then leadership should be beyond you.”