Learn more about our speaker Matt Davidson

Matt Davidson is in his sixteenth year at the helm of Timothy Christian Schools (non-denominational PK3 - 12), the largest Christian school in Illinois and one of the largest in the country. During that time, Davidson and his team have raised over $70MM for capital improvements, real estate acquisitions, existing programs, and new initiatives. Additionally, during his tenure, the school has earned a National Blue Ribbon of Excellence from the US Department of Education and has increased enrollment to record numbers.

Davidson frequently offers his consulting expertise with other private schools, non-profits, businesses, and organizations. He is a frequent speaker at Christian school conferences and churches. Topics include leadership, team-building, parenting, family issues, client engagement and satisfaction, and a host of others. In general, he enjoys coaching, inspiring, and challenging leaders.

Davidson frequently offers his consulting expertise with other private schools, non-profits, businesses, and organizations. He is a frequent speaker at Christian school conferences and churches. Topics include leadership, team-building, parenting, family issues, client engagement and satisfaction, and a host of others. In general, he enjoys coaching, inspiring, and challenging leaders.

In his thirty-third year, Davidson has been involved in Christian education for his entire professional career. Davidson started his career in 1993 as a U.S. History and Bible teacher and a basketball and baseball coach. His experiences in the classroom and the locker room have provided him with a well-rounded perspective of Christian schools and leadership. Eventually, Davidson moved into administration as a dean of students and then a principal. He assumed his first head of school position at age 36 in the largest private school in Arizona before ultimately coming to Timothy Christian Schools (est. 1911). Few leaders, if any, have served at the largest Christian school in two different states. Davidson has successfully ushered in energizing change while maintaining a worthy respect for the institution’s history and foundation. He has championed necessary and wide-scale shifts in the organization while holding fast to the mission and foundation of the school.

Davidson is also involved with multiple boards and committees, mostly in the nonprofit world. Among his favorites are Reclaim13, an organization committed to ending the sex trafficking of children in Chicagoland, and the national committee for Coaches vs. Cancer – a division of the American Cancer Society. He is also the chairman of the board for the Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic Schools, representing all private and nonpublic schools in the state; and is the state representative in Washington DC for the Council for American Private Education. Furthermore, he serves on a tax credit board in Arizona to help hard-working families afford a private education. Davidson has been the chairman of the Thrivent Member Network Chicagoland Region Board of Directors since 2019 and was instrumental in moving the team into a tie for first place in 2023 among all of the Thrivent regions in the country. Thrivent is a Fortune 500 Company in the wealth management and financial planning industry. Additionally, he serves as a board member at his church; and as a board member for the Timothy Foundation.

Matt Davidson is a husband of thirty two years and a father of three children – all married. He is also a proud grandfather of six.