 He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University at Northridge, and a Master of Arts degree in behavioral science with a concentration in negotiations and conflict management from California State University at Dominguez Hills.He has also completed Innovations in Governance Program and State and Local Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and is the first elected official to obtain the Executive Master of Leadership Degree from the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development.Davis earned his doctorate degree in organizational leadership at the University of Southern California, where he served as a dean's scholar.