Shelby Davis
Shelby Moore Cullom Davis is the founder of investment management firm Davis Selected Advisers, which as of 2008 manages about $100 billion in several funds. He is the son of Shelby Cullom Davis, who was a successful money manager himself. He is also a philanthropist, most closely associated with educational initiatives, including the Davis United World College Scholars Program, the Davis-UWC IMPACT Challenge and the Davis-UWC Dare to Dream Programme which Mr. Davis supports as a Patron of the United World College movement.
He is currently married to his second wife, Gale. His first wife, Wendy A. Adams, was the daughter of Boston Bruins Chairman Weston Adams. Davis served as a Vice President of the Bruins and his name is engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Davis began his career at The Bank of New York where he rose to be the Head of the Research Department and was named the youngest Vice President since Alexander Hamilton. He is a graduate of Princeton University and currently serves as a trustee of the university.
Books about Shelby Davis: The Davis Dynasty - Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street.
