Mike Davis became CEO of Global Witness in February 2020. Under his leadership, Global Witness has embarked on a new strategic direction: shifting the balance of power from big polluters profiting most from climate breakdown to the people most adversely affected. Mike has also fostered the development of more agile and collaborative forms of Global Witness’s investigative campaigning model.
Prior to becoming CEO, Mike held various other leadership roles at Global Witness. From 2016 to 2020 he was the organisation’s Director of Campaigns, Planning and Evaluation. During this period, Mike initiated a major shift in the organisation’s work towards addressing the climate emergency.
From 2013-2016 Mike was Global Witness’s Asia Director, overseeing the organisation’s engagement in China and conducting high impact investigations that exposed systemic corruption in Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade business.
