Brenna Davis is a Chief Executive Officer, board director, and Nautilus Gold Award-winning author whose work explores the intersection of leadership, governance, stewardship ownership, and long-term value creation. As CEO of one of the nation's largest Perpetual Purpose Trust-owned companies, she demonstrates how organizations can create enduring value for people, communities, and future generations while delivering strong financial and operational performance.
Over more than two decades, Brenna has led organizations through growth, transformation, ownership evolution, operational change, and strategic renewal. Her experience spans organizations ranging from emerging enterprises to global corporations, bringing together governance, strategy, finance, operations, and culture to help organizations thrive in an increasingly complex world.
Through her writing, speaking, and board service, Brenna contributes to the evolving conversation about resilient leadership, stewardship ownership, and the future of enterprise. Her perspective is grounded not in theory, but in the daily responsibility of leading a complex organization through uncertainty, change, and opportunity.
Whether in the boardroom, on stage, or through her publications, Brenna challenges leaders to think beyond quarterly results and build organizations designed to endure across generations.
If you are shaping the future of an organization, welcome.
→ Learn more about Brenna
Over more than two decades, Brenna has led organizations through growth, transformation, ownership evolution, operational change, and strategic renewal. Her experience spans organizations ranging from emerging enterprises to global corporations, bringing together governance, strategy, finance, operations, and culture to help organizations thrive in an increasingly complex world.
Through her writing, speaking, and board service, Brenna contributes to the evolving conversation about resilient leadership, stewardship ownership, and the future of enterprise. Her perspective is grounded not in theory, but in the daily responsibility of leading a complex organization through uncertainty, change, and opportunity.
Whether in the boardroom, on stage, or through her publications, Brenna challenges leaders to think beyond quarterly results and build organizations designed to endure across generations.
If you are shaping the future of an organization, welcome.
→ Learn more about Brenna
Leading Through Fire: Resilient Leadership for People, Planet and the Future
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Resilient Leadership for People, Planet, and the FutureLeading Through Fire is an internationally bestselling and Nautilus Gold Award-winning guide for leaders navigating uncertainty, complexity, and change. Drawing from real-world executive experience, the book offers practical frameworks for strengthening resilience, making values-aligned decisions, building trust, and leading with steadiness under pressure. Written for leaders responsible for people, organizations, and long-term impact, it is both a practical guide and an invitation to rethink what resilient leadership requires in today's world. → Learn more about the book |
Speaking: Conversations for Leaders Shaping the Future
Brenna speaks with boards, executive teams, leadership forums, universities, and industry conferences on resilient leadership, governance, stewardship ownership, organizational transformation, and the future of enterprise.
Every keynote is grounded in the lived experience of leading a complex organization through growth, uncertainty, and change, offering practical insight that leaders can apply immediately.
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Every keynote is grounded in the lived experience of leading a complex organization through growth, uncertainty, and change, offering practical insight that leaders can apply immediately.
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Board Leadership
Governance is one of the most powerful forces shaping an organization's future. It influences how decisions are made, how trust is built, and how value is created over time.
Drawing on experience as both a Chief Executive Officer and board leader, Brenna explores governance, stewardship ownership, enterprise resilience, and long-term strategy through the lens of real executive leadership. Her work focuses on helping organizations strengthen decision-making, navigate complexity, and build institutions designed to endure across generations.
Drawing on experience as both a Chief Executive Officer and board leader, Brenna explores governance, stewardship ownership, enterprise resilience, and long-term strategy through the lens of real executive leadership. Her work focuses on helping organizations strengthen decision-making, navigate complexity, and build institutions designed to endure across generations.
Publications and Writing
Through books, essays, interviews, and public speaking, Brenna explores the questions shaping the future of leadership, governance, and business.
Her work examines resilient leadership, stewardship ownership, organizational transformation, systems thinking, and the evolving role of enterprise in society, always grounded in the realities of executive leadership.
Her work examines resilient leadership, stewardship ownership, organizational transformation, systems thinking, and the evolving role of enterprise in society, always grounded in the realities of executive leadership.
Selected Recognition
- Chief Executive Officer, Organically Grown Company
- #1 International Bestselling Author
- 2026 Nautilus Gold Award Winner
- NACD Certified Director
- YPO Member
- Portland Business Journal Woman of Influence
- MO100 Impact CEO
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