Summary
Jeff Davis is a seasoned career coach with 10 years of experience helping high-achieving business, economics, and engineering students navigate recruiting and professional development across the U.S. and internationally. Based in Nashville, he currently advises 700+ Vanderbilt students, designs industry-oriented metacurricular curricula, and partners with employers to create targeted finance and policy programming. His background includes leading career offices at research universities and an international K–12 dean role, giving him deep expertise in employer relations, cross-cultural advising, and visa-specific career guidance. He authored a 24-page International Student Career Guide and has run intensive networking treks and selective preparatory courses that accelerate early recruiting outcomes. Jeff combines practical placement outcomes with data-informed program design, having built employer databases and published placement reports in previous roles. Known for translating complex international student needs into scalable services, he blends hands-on coaching with systems-level program building.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate, TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate, TEFL at The Language House, Prague, Czech Republic
Bachelor's Degree, English Language and Literature/Letters, 3.92 GPA, Bachelor's Degree, English Language and Literature/Letters, 3.92 GPA at University of Florida