Allison Davis is the Executive Director of the Missouri Science & Technology (MOST) Policy Initiative. She oversees organizational strategy, fundraising, and business operations while leading efforts to connect state lawmakers with nonpartisan and nonadvocacy science research. Prior to joining MOST, she spent over a decade at the U.S. Department of State's Cultural Heritage Center. Joining in 2014 as a Research Analyst focused on Latin America, she ultimately served as Executive Director and Team Lead, directing global programs to combat trafficking, managing the presidentially appointed Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and streamlining processes to expand global partnerships.
An archaeologist by training with professional Spanish fluency, Dr. Davis led field research in Peru for 15 years as Director of the Yuthu Archaeological Project and taught anthropology and archaeology at Oberlin College and Brown University. She is an alum of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and holds an A.B. cum laude from Dartmouth College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Allison grew up in Sullivan, Missouri, and is currently a resident of Kirkwood, Missouri.
