Cindy Davis is a former executive at Nike where she was Vice President of Nike Inc. and President of Nike Golf.  Prior to Nike, Cindy was Senior Vice President at Golf Channel, a division of Comcast Corporation, and was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Arnold Palmer Golf Company and Vice President at the Ladies Professional Golf Association.  In 2013, Cindy was named to Sports Illustrated’s “50 Most Powerful People in Sports.”

She currently serves as Chair for Deckers Brands Board of Directors (owner of UGG, HOKA, and Teva footwear and apparel brands) and as a Board Director and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee for Brinker International (owner of Chili’s and Maggiano’s restaurants). Cindy also advises a private sports and entertainment company, and previously advised a private health and wellness company and served on the public company boards of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. and Kennametal Inc.

She is a 1984 graduate of Furman University, having majored in Economics; and was a stand-out collegiate golfer where she was a three-time All-American and runner-up at the 1983 NCAA Championships.  Cindy also earned an MBA from the University of Maryland.