Kip Davis, Chairman & CEO
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As the company's chief executive, Kip is responsible for setting strategy and vision, building
culture, managing the team and determining capital allocation. He leads the management team
in choosing the ultimate direction of the company, including which markets KDM will enter and
which service lines we will offer.
Kip believes that profits should not necessarily be the goal of the company, but should come as
the natural reward for honoring the company's vision and managing the integration of entities and
the core business processes successfully.
He is a voting member of the Independent Spirit Awards, and a member of Film Independent, The
Society for Cinema and Media Studies, The American Film Institute, the Writers Guild of America,
the Directors Guild of America and the Los Angeles Independent Feature Project. He has served
as PR Chair for The San Diego Film Festival, and has written an article for Vanity Fair and a
scholarly journal article about the social phenomena surrounding the origins of film noir.
culture, managing the team and determining capital allocation. He leads the management team
in choosing the ultimate direction of the company, including which markets KDM will enter and
which service lines we will offer.
Kip believes that profits should not necessarily be the goal of the company, but should come as
the natural reward for honoring the company's vision and managing the integration of entities and
the core business processes successfully.
He is a voting member of the Independent Spirit Awards, and a member of Film Independent, The
Society for Cinema and Media Studies, The American Film Institute, the Writers Guild of America,
the Directors Guild of America and the Los Angeles Independent Feature Project. He has served
as PR Chair for The San Diego Film Festival, and has written an article for Vanity Fair and a
scholarly journal article about the social phenomena surrounding the origins of film noir.
Career arc
Recruited out of graduate school by the Prudential Corporation to work in Electronic Funds Services at a newly formed subsidiary. Became the
youngest officer in Prudential's history as VP of Corporate Communications for Prudential Bank & Trust at the age of 24.
International consultant, Utrecht, Netherlands. Projects included assessment of business practices, and the design and implementation of
corporate communications and marketing programs in various industries worldwide. Operational Projects Manager for the International Olympic
Games in Sydney.
Project Manager, Arthur Andersen. Focused on business development and organizational communications for Global Tax and Auditing.
Chief Operations Officer, Alexander & Tate, Beverly Hills. Fostered international growth, especially in India and the Middle East. Led re-branding and
corporate communications efforts.
Senior Pursuit Consultant, IBM. Developed leading-edge presentations and proposals for complex, multi-brand and high-risk client deliverables
across various industries and platforms. Revenue capability for Kip's projects approached $1 billion annually.
While at IBM, Kip’s debut film, Casual Fridays, won the Armer Award for Best Non-Sync Short Film (and received the festival’s only standing ovation)
at the Armer Film Festival. The film has become a favorite video installation on the gallery circuit.
Commended by top Hollywood television and film writers for his ability to draw unforgettable characters who shine a light on the human condition.
Offered a Presidential full scholarship to pursue an MFA in Film, Video and New Media at the Art Institute of Chicago, based on his visionary
approach to both filmmaking and installation design.
In February 2007, KipDavisMedia is born.
Education
MBA, Georgetown University (McDonough School of Business)
Dual emphases in International Business and Publishing & Communications.
Bachelor of Music, Vanderbilt University (Blair School of Music)
Dual emphases in Composition & Theory and Piano Performance. Graduated summa cum laude.
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Northridge (Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication)
Dual emphases in Screenwriting and Film Production. Graduated summa cum laude.
Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College
Cinema and Television Production.
© 2011 KipDavisMedia LLC. | All rights reserved.
Recruited out of graduate school by the Prudential Corporation to work in Electronic Funds Services at a newly formed subsidiary. Became the
youngest officer in Prudential's history as VP of Corporate Communications for Prudential Bank & Trust at the age of 24.
International consultant, Utrecht, Netherlands. Projects included assessment of business practices, and the design and implementation of
corporate communications and marketing programs in various industries worldwide. Operational Projects Manager for the International Olympic
Games in Sydney.
Project Manager, Arthur Andersen. Focused on business development and organizational communications for Global Tax and Auditing.
Chief Operations Officer, Alexander & Tate, Beverly Hills. Fostered international growth, especially in India and the Middle East. Led re-branding and
corporate communications efforts.
Senior Pursuit Consultant, IBM. Developed leading-edge presentations and proposals for complex, multi-brand and high-risk client deliverables
across various industries and platforms. Revenue capability for Kip's projects approached $1 billion annually.
While at IBM, Kip’s debut film, Casual Fridays, won the Armer Award for Best Non-Sync Short Film (and received the festival’s only standing ovation)
at the Armer Film Festival. The film has become a favorite video installation on the gallery circuit.
Commended by top Hollywood television and film writers for his ability to draw unforgettable characters who shine a light on the human condition.
Offered a Presidential full scholarship to pursue an MFA in Film, Video and New Media at the Art Institute of Chicago, based on his visionary
approach to both filmmaking and installation design.
In February 2007, KipDavisMedia is born.
Education
MBA, Georgetown University (McDonough School of Business)
Dual emphases in International Business and Publishing & Communications.
Bachelor of Music, Vanderbilt University (Blair School of Music)
Dual emphases in Composition & Theory and Piano Performance. Graduated summa cum laude.
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Northridge (Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication)
Dual emphases in Screenwriting and Film Production. Graduated summa cum laude.
Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College
Cinema and Television Production.
© 2011 KipDavisMedia LLC. | All rights reserved.