[2] He is the founder and CEO of Edward Davis, LLC Security and Management Consulting.

Later he attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Program for Senior Government Executives and the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association program at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

His actions during these events were dramatized in the film Patriots Day, in which he was portrayed by John Goodman.

He planned to become a visiting fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and also assist with a local non-profit helping offenders return to society.

[10] Davis was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts and remains a resident of his hometown with his wife Jane.