Abby
Davisson
Author of Money and Love and Former Head of Opportunity
,
Gap Inc.

Abby Davisson is a leader, strategist, and career development expert. She spent nine years driving social impact at global retailer Gap Inc., most recently as President of the Gap Foundation and a senior leader on the Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) team. She also founded the company's employee resource group for parents, which has been featured as a best practice for how employers can support dual-career couples.

Abby's expertise in career development comes from forging her own non-traditional career path (across the public, private, and non-profit sectors) as well as from serving as an alumni career advisor and coach at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. In addition to Gap Inc., her professional experience also includes strategy roles at Net Impact, Tipping Point Community, the New York City Department of Education, and The Bridgespan Group.

With labor economist Myra Strober, Abby has written a book designed to help people make better decisions when money and love are involved (hint: that's most of the big ones in life). Their book, Money & Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions, will be published by HarperCollins in January 2023.

Abby has a BA from Yale and an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University. She lives with her husband Ross and two sons in San Francisco.