Prior to leading the LPO, Mr. Davidson was Senior Advisor for Energy and Economic Development at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and was the Executive Director of New York State’s economic development agency, the Empire State Development Corporation. Prior to his government service, Mr. Davidson was an entrepreneur who founded and managed six companies and was an executive in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley & Co.

Known as a creative business leader, Mr. Davidson has piloted complex deals, structured numerous equity and debt-raising transactions, handled labor negotiations, and acted as lead negotiator in multiple financings, acquisitions and asset sales. Since 2001, Mr. Davidson has also been Chairman of the JM Kaplan Fund, a leading family foundation. Under his leadership, grant making has focused on reducing New York City’s carbon footprint; supporting immigrant integration in the U.S. and archeological conservation world-wide.

Mr. Davidson is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.