PITTSBURGH, PA--Bob Davis, a champion for saving lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest, has been elected to serve on the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Board of Directors. Davis is a communications professional and former paramedic with a passion for saving lives through team building, public education and advocacy.
A "go-to" member of senior leadership teams and an expert communicator during times of crisis or change, Davis is a seasoned coalition-builder who accomplishes complex and challenging goals with limited resources by inspiring and motivating others.
As a U.S. Department of Homeland Security communications director and emergency response official, he has a track record of providing a calm and intuitive voice during times of fear and uncertainty. His experience includes overseeing the development of the first DHS cybersecurity communications strategy and the DHS “Hometown Security” campaign.
Davis routinely translates complex and technical issues for all audiences and serves as a writing coach and mentor. His expertise in persuading audiences with words, images and graphics is rooted in his journalism career.
Davis worked for 20 years as a newspaper reporter -- 16 years at USA TODAY -- covering everything from emergency medical services, health, justice, and breaking news. He won numerous awards for his in-depth, investigative and breaking news reporting. As a national reporter, Bob pushed for wider use of Automated External Defibrillators, promoted the use of compressions-only CPR instructions by 911 operators, and documented the geographic disparity in nationwide survival of sudden cardiac arrest in a series called “Six Minutes to Live.”
He received a life-saving award for performing CPR on a woman who collapsed in a bank.
Davis lives with his wife in Alexandria, Va.
"We are honored that Bob has joined our team," said Kathryn Koenig, Board Chair. "We look forward to working together to prevent death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest."