These 20-Under-40 Up-and-Coming Printing Industry Executives Share Their Success Stories

Jeffrey Davidson, 31
General Manager
Brown Printing, a Modern Litho subsidiary
Jefferson City, MO

The allure of St. Louis almost steered Jeff Davidson away from the printing industry. The year was 2008, and Davidson was engaged to be married. His wife-to-be, Jenny, boasted a degree in biomedical engineering ("She makes me look like an idiot," Davidson exclaims) and performed research and development for a large pharmaceutical company in St. Louis. Davidson himself was employed by UMB, an $8 billion bank based in Kansas City, which had offered him the opportunity to transfer to St. Louis, as well.