Bettina Davis
Founder & CEO

Bettina Davis is a human resources executive who has worked for several Fortune 500 companies. In the last 10 years, she led international human resources and administrative functions as global vice president and was a member of corporate executive teams. Early in her career, she worked as a management consultant, medical social worker, and family counselor.

After teaching soft-skills and leadership courses for two decades, Bettina became concerned about the absence of training to raise mental health awareness in the workplace.  The observation led her to found MA Company, a training and consulting company. The national opioid crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic as well as natural, social, and political challenges have only deepened this critical need.

Bettina holds a Dipl. Soz. Päd. FH (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in social work) from the University of Applied Science, Munich, Germany, and an MBA from the University of California at Riverside. In 2019, she became a certified adult Mental Health First Aid instructor. She is the co-author of “Demystifying Technical Training. Partnership, Strategy and Execution” (Combs & Davis, John Wiley & Sons, 2010) and a Venture Partner with the Oregon Venture Fund. She is also an active member of the Portland Business Alliance and the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. A native of Germany, Bettina lives in Portland, Ore.