Mike Davis

Biography

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.

From 2016 to 2020 Mike was Global Witness's Director of Campaigns, Planning and Evaluation. From 2013-2016 he served as 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.

Mike managed Global Witness’s work on forest protection and land rights across Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 2012-2013. From 2007-2012 he led Global Witness’s campaigns on blood diamonds, conflict minerals and war economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Mike’s first Global Witness role was in Cambodia from 2003-2005, where he ran a team of undercover investigators exposing illegal logging and high level corruption.