Martin Davidson

Martin Davidson is the Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He currently serves as Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer for the school. His thought leadership has changed how many executives approach inclusion and diversity in their organizations. He is the author of The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed, introduces a research-driven roadmap to help leaders more effectively create and capitalize on diversity in organizations. In addition to teaching leadership in Darden’s MBA and Executive Education programs, Martin consults with leaders of a host of Fortune 500 firms, government agencies and social profit organizations, including AT&T, Bank of America, P&G, Massachusetts General Hospital, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Navy Seals.