Title: president and chief executive officer

Organization: Baton Rouge Area Foundation

John G. Davies has served as president and chief executive officer of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation since June 1988, growing the community foundation from $5 million to more than $550 million in assets during his tenure. Under his leadership, the foundation has spearheaded redevelopment of downtown, revitalization work in the inner city and rebuilding efforts after major hurricanes. Davies is founding director of the Community Foundations of America and board chair of the Wilbur Marvin Foundation. He serves on the advisory committee of the David Rockefeller Center of Latin American Studies at Harvard University. Davies grew up in Latin America as the son of an American diplomat stationed in Lima, Peru. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science.