I am an award-winning, charismatic, care-centered culture leader who crafts compelling brand stories and establishes human-centered best practices. I’ve built and guided cross-functional, agile teams at a top-ten Fortune 100 company to deliver strategic clarity across product, brand, and experience design. With 17 years of experience across technology, health, financial services, education, and entertainment, I’m a hands-on senior creative who seeks to set global vision in a company that treats diversity, equity, and inclusion as both a moral and business imperative. I’m an equal parts visionary and entrepreneurial, collaborative and hungry, and I’m passionate about culture, coffee, art, interior design, and fashion.…

Michael J.A. Davis

I am an award-winning, charismatic, care-centered culture leader who crafts compelling brand stories and establishes human-centered best practices. I’ve built and guided cross-functional, agile teams at a top-ten Fortune 100 company to deliver strategic clarity across product, brand, and experience design. With 17 years of experience across technology, health, financial services, education, and entertainment, I’m a hands-on senior creative who seeks to set global vision in a company that treats diversity, equity, and inclusion as both a moral and business imperative. I’m an equal parts visionary and entrepreneurial, collaborative and hungry, and I’m passionate about culture, coffee, art, interior design, and fashion.…

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I am an award-winning, charismatic, care-centered culture leader who crafts compelling brand stories and establishes human-centered best practices. I’ve built and guided cross-functional, agile teams at a top-ten Fortune 100 company to deliver strategic clarity across product, brand, and experience design.

With 17 years of experience across technology, health, financial services, education, and entertainment, I’m a hands-on senior creative who seeks to set global vision in a company that treats diversity, equity, and inclusion as both a moral and business imperative.

I’m an equal parts visionary and entrepreneurial, collaborative and hungry, and I’m passionate about culture, coffee, art, interior design, and fashion.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Head of Equity By Design at Capital One
February 1, 2021 - Present
Founding Director of an enterprise-level program with VP/C-suite accountability to deliver equity-centered, trauma-informed design solutions that enhance employee experiences, design practice and culture, and customer experiences.
Associate Creative Director – Cafe & Retail In-Person Experiences, Brand Creative at Capital One
August 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021
Defined strategy and created the concept and creative brief for the award-winning national Black History Month campaign; activated integrated brand marketing across retail and digital platforms; managed agency relationships and collaborated with marketing and creative teams.
Senior Manager, Digital Product Design Strategy Lead – CreditWise at Capital One
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Developed brand vision and value proposition that repositioned CreditWise as a mobile-first credit-improvement app; clarified strategic roadmap, growing users from 21M to 34M and contributing to notable revenue growth; improved user engagement and conversion.
Director of Experience Design at Capital One
June 1, 2019 - Present
Founding Director of Equity by Design program; anchored the creative development process to equity-centered best practices; built learning paths for 700+ creatives; led an enterprise-level team to generate insights on employee experiences and belonging, while improving customer experiences across lines of business.
Co-Founder & Creative Director at Design For Impact Studio (Agency)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Hands-on creative direction, A/V production, brand strategy, and UX/UI design; built a client base across DC, Atlanta, and Los Angeles; delivered cohesive, disruptively branded experiences for higher education and non-profit sectors.
Brand Manager & Experience Designer – Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at National Institutes of Health
March 1, 2013 - June 1, 2019
Owned corporate and employer branding strategy, DEI brand system overhaul, brand experience innovation, and marketing operations; led redesign of the corporate website and office space to improve brand expression and engagement.
Freelance / Consulting – Various Clients at The White House (Obama Administration); NBC Universal; AOL; Raheem Artificial Intelligence; Mike Muse; University of Pennsylvania; University of Southern California; George Mason University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2021
Provided branding, design, storytelling, and creative services for high-profile organizations; assembled and led cross-disciplinary teams to deliver multi-channel brand and communications work.

Education

Human-Computer Interaction Certification at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
Master of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communications at Florida State University
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management & Communication at George Mason University
June 1, 2005 - June 1, 2009

Qualifications

NIH Director’s Award for Outstanding Brand Development
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Director’s Award for Excellent Creative Development – NIH
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Government, Non-Profit Organization

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