Ep. 27 - James Davis

James Davis is the founder & president of Touchdown Strategies, a strategic communications company that helps organizations improve lives by making an impact on issues that matter.Before founding Touchdown Strategies, James spent seven years as a senior executive with the Stand Together community. He led teams to advance major advocacy campaigns that achieved once-in-a-generation policy wins, including veterans’ health care, and criminal justice and federal tax reforms. Davis continues to serve on the board of directors for Americans for Prosperity, the largest grassroots organization in the country.Over the last decades, James has helped shape some of the world’s most notable events. He served as a key advisor to BP during the 2010 “Deepwater Horizon” response and recovery, spearheaded communications for the Pentagon under Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates and co-authored the strategic communications plan for the “Surge of Forces” in Iraq.James also worked on dozens of winning political campaigns, served as communications director for the 2012 Republican National Convention, and guided a nationwide campaign to help neighbors reduce poverty and addiction.