Health Care | Biotech | Pharmaceuticals 2025: MELINA DAVIS

In 2014, Davis became executive vice president of MSV, a trade organization that represents more than 30,000 physicians, physician assistants, residents and medical students. Four years later, she took the helm as CEO.

MSV successfully advocated for laws to allow Virginia health care professionals to seek mental health care and help for career fatigue without fearing repercussions to their medical licenses. Partnering with Vital WorkLife, MSV manages SafeHaven, which offers clinicians resources like peer coaching and counseling.

MSV and the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services announced in 2024 they were launching the Adult Psychiatric Access Line, a resource for health care professionals treating adults with substance use disorders.

Previously, Davis was CEO and president of the American Lung Association of the Atlantic Coast. She also founded PlanG Holdings, a consumer platform that allows people to donate to charitable causes.

Davis has a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She joined the United Network for Organ Sharing’s board in April and serves on the Virginia Credit Union board.

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