Pyper Davis is a proven leader of start-ups and rapidly growing organizations, with 20 years of C-level experience in non-profit education and 15 years in the television and finance/consulting sectors.
Through her advisory and consulting business, Just Impacts LLC, Pyper supports executive, board, and philanthropic leaders who are in new roles, facing strategic changes, or leading organizations in transition. A sought-after thought partner, Pyper brings joyful connection and strategic insight to help enable the impacts that can better our world.
As President & CEO at Educare DC, Ms. Davis led the business from challenging start-up years to significant growth and sustainability. With Davis at the helm, Educare DC moved from a loss-making start-up in 2012 to a top-rated center serving nearly 3x more children and families across two sites and five partners, and with an annual budget over $15mm plus substantial reserves. Ms. Davis was instrumental in establishing Educare DC as a leading early childhood education organization in DC, and as a national advocacy and policy leader. Educare DC also received national accreditation, was awarded two new Head Start grants, and launched the Early Educator Fellowship, a transformative opportunity for front-line early educators, during her tenure. Davis guided an effective transition to an internal CEO successor, concluding in December 2022.
Prior to joining Educare, Ms. Davis spent more than 10 years as COO of The SEED Foundation, creating the nation’s only network of public, college-preparatory boarding schools. Ms. Davis spent the first 15 years of her career in the for-profit business sector, including nine years in the television division at News Corporation, where she launched several new businesses. Among other roles, Davis was SVP, Operations for FOX Sports cable business, building FOX’s innovative regional sports network, including live regional sports news and full conversion to digital transmission. She played a lead role in other News Corp start-ups and M&A transactions, such as StarTV in Asia, FOXTEL in Australia, and FIT TV. Davis started her career as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Davis holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Princeton University. Ms. Davis is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow and a member of Leadership Greater Washington. She has served on the Princeton University Board of Trustees, as well as boards of the Beauvoir School and the SEED School of Maryland. Davis and her husband are proud parents of two wonderful young adults.