Activist shareholder Evelyn Davis, a gadfly at Detroit 3 annual meetings, dies at 89 Activist shareholder Evelyn Davis, a gadfly at Detroit 3 annual meetings, dies at 89 November 5, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Evelyn Davis, the self-proclaimed “Queen of the Corporate Jungle” who needled executives during shareholder meetings as she advocated for boardroom accountability, died Sunday, Nov. 4, in Washington.