Michael Davis (born 6 February 1943) is an American philosopher specializing in professional ethics.
He is Professor of Philosophy at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Senior Fellow at its Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions.
Davis received his PhD in 1972 from the University of Michigan for a dissertation entitled "Representation and Consent: An Inquiry into the Foundations of Political Obligation."
[1] Davis's work in engineering ethics has won him four large grants from the National Science Foundation and an entry in Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
His papers on whistleblowing and conflict of interest are often reprinted.