Rennie Davis

Rennie Davis
Born
Rennard Cordon Davis

(1940-05-23)May 23, 1940
DiedFebruary 2, 2021(2021-02-02) (aged 80)
EducationOberlin College (BA)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MA)
Known forChicago Seven
SpouseKirsten Liegmann
RelativesJohn C. Davis (father)

Rennard Cordon Davis (May 23, 1940 – February 2, 2021) was an American anti-war activist who gained prominence in the 1960s. He was one of the Chicago Seven defendants charged for anti-war demonstrations and large-scale protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He had a prominent organizational role in the American anti–Vietnam War protest movement of the 1960s.

In the early 1970s, Davis became a follower of Guru Maharaj Ji (Prem Rawat) and his Divine Light Mission. He began to travel as a spiritual lecturer. He also became a venture capitalist, and founded the Foundation for a New Humanity to combine these goals.