Shelby Davis is the founder of investment management firm Davis Selected Advisers

Davis Selected Advisers

Davis Selected Advisers is an independent investment firm based in Tucson, Arizona.The firm was established by Shelby Davis in 1969 whose father Shelby Cullom Davis was a well known investment adviser to major political figures, and who over a 50 year period had reportedly turned a $100,000...

, which as of 2008 manages about $100 billion in several funds. He is the son of Shelby Cullom Davis

Shelby Cullom Davis

Shelby Cullom Davis was an American investment banker, philanthropist, and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland hailing from the state of New York...

, who was a successful money manager himself. He is also a philanthropist, most closely associated with educational initiatives, including the Shelby Davis Scholarship

Shelby Davis Scholarship

The Shelby Davis Scholarship is granted to graduates of the United World Colleges to study at universities in the United States. The Davis family's contribution to the United World Colleges, in scholarships and grants for building projects, represents the biggest contribution to international...

 program for the United World College students and graduates.

He is currently married to his second wife, Gale.

Davis began his career at The Bank of New York where he rose to be the Head of the Research Department and was named the youngest Vice President since Alexander Hamilton. He is a graduate of Princeton University and currently serves as a trustee of the university.

Books about Shelby Davis: The Davis Dynasty - Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street.