Jerry Davis

A professionally dressed man in a suit and floral tie stands in front of the American flag and a U.S. Department of the Interior flag. He has short, neatly combed dark hair with some gray, and a neutral expression.

Acting Utah State Director

Jerry Davis is currently serving as the Acting State Director for the Bureau of Land Management in Utah. Prior to this role, Jerry served as the Deputy State Director for Resources and Planning for BLM Arizona, where he led statewide efforts in recreation and visitor services, planning and NEPA compliance, wild horse and burro management, and rangeland management. Since joining the BLM in 2014 as Arizona’s chief cadastral surveyor, Jerry has taken on numerous leadership roles across the agency—including acting associate district manager for the Colorado River District and acting Deputy State Director for both Resources and Planning and Business and Support Services.

Jerry began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps as a geospatial intelligence specialist from 1998 to 2002. Following his military service, he worked in the private sector on land and development projects along the West Coast before returning to public service in 2011 as a regional land surveyor for the Bureau of Reclamation in Sacramento, California.

With a career spanning military, private, and public land management sectors, Jerry brings a wide breadth of knowledge and leadership to BLM Utah.