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www.HartfordBusiness.com • January 30, 2017 • Hartford Business Journal 5 By Stan Simpson Special to the Hartford Business Journal M ath and computations have always fasci- nated Glenn Davis. As he reflected in his Middletown office on his extensive career in finance, the dapper vice presi- dent for community development at Liberty Bank said it wasn't really the numbers that engaged him as a child. "I like solving problems," Davis said. "What's intrigu- ing for me is working through the process. I love successful outcomes. As an economic development per- son what is refreshing is that you can leave a legacy that you were able to solve a problem that led to significant change. At the end of the day, economic development is about taking nothing and turning it into something.'' The Windsor resident's mornings start at about 5 a.m. with prayer, walking the family dog and then breakfast. He is normally at his Main Street branch a little after 8 a.m.; leaves around 5:30 p.m. — and usu- ally works another two hours in his home office. Davis leads a three-person team tasked with making investments and providing resources to empower low- and-moderate income communities. In addition to his VP duties, Davis is also the bank's Community Reinvest- ment Act officer, making sure that loans and mortgages are made available to underserved communities. More than $40 million worth of transactions flow through his office, including investments in nonprof- its, lending to homebuyers, neighborhood JRUDY@HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM IN PRINT. ONLINE. IN PERSON OF HARTFORD SUBSCRIBERS ARE THE NUMBER-ONE DECISION MAKERS AT THEIR BUSINESS. 92% To fi nd out more on how to reach your best customers, call Jaime Rudy, Sales Director, at 860-236-9998 x 124 or jrudy@HartfordBusiness.com *Circulation Veri cation Council Audit Report/ Readership Survey: April 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015. REACH YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE THRU THE HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL Continued Stan Simpson FACES OF BUSINESS Financier Davis is Liberty Bank's community developer Glenn Davis sits at his Main Street office in Middletown, where one of his newest duties includes overseeing Liberty Bank's Small Business Academy, which launched in 2016 to help fledgling entrepreneurs better understand the fundamentals of business. P H O T O | B I L L M O R G A N