Clint Davis is CEO of Cedar Leaf Capital, Canada’s first majority Indigenous-owned
investment dealer focused on fostering greater Indigenous participation in capital markets.
He has over 10 years of experience in the financial sector, primarily in commercial banking.
He served at the executive level for one of the big five banks where he developed and led the
Indigenous Banking strategy. He was on the Board of Directors for Vancity Community
Investment Bank (VCIB), the Schedule 1 bank that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vancity
and Chair of the Governance and Executive Compensation Committee.
Clint is a recognized national leader in Indigenous business and worked with Indigenous
communities and development corporations from coast to coast to coast for over 20 years.
He is the former Board Chair of Nunatsiavut Group of Companies, the economic
development corporation for his community. He is also the former CEO of the Canadian
Council for Aboriginal (now Indigenous) Business and the former CEO of Nunasi
Corporation, an Inuit Development Corporation headquartered in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Clint was recognized for his contribution to Indigenous business with the Indspire Award in
the Business and Commerce category, the highest honour awarded to an individual by the
Indigenous community. Clint was the recipient of alumni awards for two of his alma maters
Acadia University in 2015 and Dalhousie University in 2026. In 2025, he received the King
Charles III Coronation Medal for his work in Inuit business and economic development. Clint
is an Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel with the Queens York Rangers, an Army Primary Reserve
Canadian Armoured Corps regiment based in Toronto and Aurora, ON.
A graduate of Harvard University, Clint holds his Master in Public Administration degree in
business and government policy. He was also a Canada-US Fulbright Scholar. Prior to
earning his master’s degree, Clint completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Dalhousie
University, as well as his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from Acadia
University. Clint has an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
He is Inuk from Labrador and a Beneficiary under the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement.
