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Executive profile · Cotopaxi

Davis Smith

Founder & CEO of Cotopaxi

Verified by IBTimes Last reviewed 26 Aug 2026

About

Davis Smith is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission. He is a member of the United Nations Foundation's Global Leadership Council and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Davis previously started Brazil’s "Startup of the Year" in 2012, was Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s “CEO of the Year” in 2016, and is a EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Brigham Young University. Davis is an adventurer who has floated down the Amazon on a self-made raft, kayaked from Cuba to Florida, and explored North Korea. 

Career track

  1. 2016 — now

    Founder & CEO of Cotopaxi

    Cotopaxi Self-reported

  2. United Nations Foundation

    Self-reported

Education

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    University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

    Self-reported

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