GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Canada
Jeff Davis of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP)
Jeff Davis has occupied the position of General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan since 2014, having joined the organisation ten years prior. OTPP is the country’s largest single-profession pension plan, with over CAD191 billion worth of assets.
As well as overseeing the legal team, he is responsible for marketing and communications, compliance, government and public affairs, and plan policy. His business accomplishments at Teachers’ include spearheading the establishment of the company’s Hong Kong office in 2013.
As well as fulfilling what market commentators deem to be a “highly strategic global role,” Davis wins widespread respect for his leadership style which is rooted in authenticity, inclusivity and vulnerability. One commentator remarked: “He is doing some really great stuff. In terms of diversity and inclusion, he really knocks it out of the park.” Davis is a member of the executive committee of Legal Leaders for Diversity.
Prior to joining Teachers’, Davis worked as Senior Vice-President, Corporate and Legal Affairs at InsLogic Corp, and as an associate at Torys LLP.