Mitchell Davis announced he would leave at the end of the month
After months of turmoil at the James Beard Foundation, chief strategy officer Mitchell Davis is stepping down. Davis, who has spent 25 years at the foundation, announced the decision, writing “After nearly 3 decades I’ve decided it’s time to move on to pursue new horizons and personal projects.” He departs his role at the end of this month.
As chief strategy officer, Davis was often a front-and-center personality for the foundation. He often appeared on stage at the James Beard Awards and served as a mouthpiece for the foundation in interviews with the media, including in reporting about the controversies this summer. revealed that an absence of Black winners among the 23 chef and restaurant categories was a determining factor. Thereported that in an attempt to amend the winners, Davis initially “proposed removing previous winners” from the 2020 voting body, to account for “systematic bias” among that voting group. The Chef and Restaurant Awards committee vehemently opposed to any change to makeup of the voting body, as well as the decision not to reveal the names of the chef and restaurant award winners.
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