To describe the sophom*ore Mays Business School student and author, Trinity Davis ’26, as accomplished is an understatement. Find out what drives her commitment to excellence and giving back and why top Mays leadership are impressed with her initiative.
Trinity Davis ’26 doesn’t know enough. To be clear, she knows plenty, “enough” just doesn’t hold space in her vernacular. Achievement is her lifeblood, and listening to her speak, you know she wouldn’t have it any other way. A published author at the age of 17, Davis has spent the last three years shaping the next chapter in her narrative, on her terms, and in her own words.
Davis grew up in Houston with parents who encouraged her gifts from an early age. Crafting her first vision board at 13, she sought to reconcile her love for writing and her interest in business. This outlook continues to inform her career aspirations. Her insatiable work seems inherent. As a young student, she “still approached the teachers for feedback” after receiving an A on a writing assignment, asking “How could I have made this better?” Considerable recognition in school helped her to realize she had “a real gift, not just academic excellence.” She elaborated, “Endorsem*nt and encouragement from my parents, alongside recognition outside the classroom, helped me understand what my impact could be.”
She published her first book as a high-school senior, and despite the narrative structure, she sought to create a mechanism for bridging divides, demonstrating a high-level understanding of complex philosophical questions. “There are so many topics we debate in redundant ways,” she muses. “How do we break through and get people on both sides of an issue to consider new perspectives?” Published on the backend of the global pandemic and associated lockdowns, her first book resonated with increased public awareness of the psychological and physical impacts of freedom as a shared idea. Davis was pleased with the book’s reception “I want to take an important topic and be able to connect to all people regardless of their backgrounds.”
Her second novel, currently underway, will focus on inspiring readers “to view diverse backgrounds as bridges instead of barriers.”
Davis has eyes on a consulting career running simultaneously with her authorship. Early publishing experiences ignited her interest in entrepreneurship and the business side of the book world. She began to see parallel paths emerging and kindled a deeper interest in finance. Davis offers notable insights into how her writing experience informs her career aspirations. “As an author, I’m constantly drawing on multiple perspectives, deriving empathy from the work of walking in someone else’s shoes for character development,” she explains. “You can parlay that same depth of insight and relatability into understanding and meeting client needs in a consulting space.”
Davis, a first-generation Aggie, greatly appreciates the supportive network she finds within Mays. Navigating side-by-side experiences as both a student and an author, Davis may have a book signing on Monday and a final on Wednesday. It is a uniquely challenging pace, for which she found exceptional support and a second home with Mays and the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship. “Mays leadership, faculty, and staff, alongside the team at McFerrin, have been so supportive and empowering,” she shares—“not just of my academic journey, but also my journey as an author.”
Davis also created a home among her fellow business students. “I’m someone who thrives in a collaborative community environment,” she says. “Texas A&M, and Mays specifically, have that energy and culture of shared success,” she offers. “The goal is for everyone to thrive at Mays and across campus.” Dr. Nate Sharp, dean of Mays Business School, agrees. “I’ve watched Trinity make concerted efforts to connect with other students throughout Mays, unafraid to say ‘hey, I’m new to Texas A&M and looking to understand the school better,’” he observed. “Not only am I impressed with her initiative, but also with the way she organically demonstrates Mays at its best: students helping students, developing together into resilient leaders, and proudly displaying the Aggie Core Value of selfless service.”
Davis’ initiative matches her drive and passion—she’s not afraid to go after what she wants. It’s one of the attributes that caught Dean Sharp’s attention. “She secured a
prestigious internship as a freshman,” he shares. Noting that most upperclassmen in the business school look for summer internships—and for a freshman—landing a key internship is unusual. At a finance conference in New York, Davis sought out representatives and leadership for the biotech giant, Thermo Fisher. “The Thermo Fisher team wasn’t looking for freshman interns,” Davis acknowledges. “But I sought them out, tried to connect on a relational level, and carried myself with optimism and confidence.” Presumably impressed with Davis’ gumption, initiative, and sheer force of personality, they offered her the job.
Davis isn’t arrogant. She has an uninhibited, healthy confidence that is not always easy to spot in today’s student. She doesn’t ask “Can I do this?” Instead, she asks, “How? What are the next right steps toward this goal?” She is always listening, always learning.
Davis considers her entrepreneurship journey as an author within an academic space through a distinct lens and is always mindful of serving others. She notes “We aren’t just here to be students. Who can we become, and what can we do to serve the larger community of Mays and Texas A&M?” She describes a student’s tenure within the university as “one that should be a mutually beneficial relationship.” As such, Davis has enthusiastically pursued involvement and leadership, on campus and beyond, with groups she sees as having an impact and value for the enrichment and development of others.
Davis and several cofounders are working to establish the Texas A&M chapter of Scholars of Finance ,a national organization that is new to Mays. It’s designed to help students shape important values. She emphasizes, “It’s not just about technical skills, but understanding the ethics of compassion and service that should inform our choices.” Davis also spent the better part of two years involved with the Aggie Investment Club, followed by a mentor role with the freshman leadership program, Excel. Davis has spent the lion’s share of her extracurricular hours engaging in two key organizations: Forte and Aggie Women in Business. Forte is alocal chapter through which Texas A&M partners with other schools to pursue more women leading in finance. “The goal of Forte is to bridge the gap for women in finance,” shares Davis. Forte connects female undergraduate students with key industry leaders and students across the country. The participants can attend conferences and symposiums, with access to speakers, job postings, and panelists. It was through a conference with Forte that Davis first connected with the team at Thermo Fisher. With a similar, if not broader, target—Aggie Women in Business is focused on “a range of career paths available to women in the business world.” Members participate in Q&A sessions and interviews with women in leadership across a host of sectors. Davis elaborates, “Aggie Women in Business has really built a sisterhood, alongside professional development.” When asked how she manages to prioritize time with these organizations and her peers, or even the mentorship of others, Davis states, “It’s just Aggies helping Aggies.”
Sharp also reflected on what he considers Davis’ “natural gift for leadership.” He expounds, “Mays is all about developing leaders of character, motivated to make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve.” He says Davis already rises to the challenge. “She’s not content to just show up to an organization and see what she can get out of it,” he continues, “She’s diving into leadership, looking for ways to improve the organization at its core.” Sharp notes that Davis’ leadership capacity runs beyond what she does but naturally marries with what she says and how she says it. “Of course, Trinity has a gift for written words,” but after she spoke recently at a Deans Advisory Board dinner, he realized she was an equally “gifted public speaker. Everyone was impressed.”
When asked about her future, Davis remained in the course of parallel paths. This summer, she will spend time studying in Europe with Mays before joining JPMorgan Chase’s Houston office to intern under corporate client banking. She continues to favor a consulting track, with the long-term goal of serving in leadership in the management consulting space. But like most true creatives, writing isn’t another job, a haul, or a draining effort—it’s a natural outflow of her creative energy. Davis puts it poetically, “Writing is where I find my rest.”
Sharp believes Davis’ leadership, drive, and personality will take her far. “She’s constantly pushing the limits of what a student can accomplish in a short window of time,” he says. “Trinity is willing to put herself out there and push for more—we are really proud of how she’s done that.”
