Timothy S. Davis will become the president and chief executive officer of the Close-Up Foundation this summer.
The foundation is a nonpartisan citizenship education organization based in Alexandria, Va., that brings up to 20,000 students, teachers, and other adults to Washington each year to learn about the U.S. government.
Mr. Davis, 51, is a Washington-based lawyer and a former senior vice president for government affairs for the New York City-based American Express Corp. He has been a member of Close-Up’s board of directors since 1997.
—Jessica L. Tonn