Davis Weinstock

Davis Weinstock, former Chairman Emeritus of Mercury Clark & Weinstock, counsels leaders, executives, and complex multinational organizations with respect to strategies relating to positioning and relationships.

His clients have included Harvard Graduate School of Business, Yale University, New York Stock Exchange, Les Bourses, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, and Federal Trade Commission. The roster of private sector clients includes the Chief Executive Officers of many large corporations, including Microsoft, Renault-Nissan, Kering, Groupe Artemis, Ford Motor, Walt Disney, Gillette, Eli Lilly, Conde’ Nast, Goldman Sachs, Volkswagen Group, Four Seasons, JPMorgan Chase, Harley-Davidson, Ralph Lauren and CBS. Additional work as a writer/producer has comprised numerous series and programs for three national networks and the BBC, three plays presented in New York, two feature films, and articles in national publications.

In volunteer activities, Davis served as Chairman of the Board for Beyond Conflict, a global organization offering a powerful new approach to conflict resolution, reconciliation and positive social change. Davis serves on the boards of Nation Institute, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, PEN America Center, The Flea Theater, and Protect Our Defenders. He also has chaired and served on the boards of Hopkins School, Bank Street College, CORO, Children’s Defense Fund, and New Visions For Public Schools.

Davis Weinstock was educated at Harvard College and London School of Economics. He is married to the writer Elizabeth Hawes. They have three children and live in Martha’s Vineyard and New York City.