President and CEO
MS Enterprise for Technology
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Davis Pace leads the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET), a public-private partnership at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. At MSET, Davis leads efforts to attract aerospace and defense industries to Mississippi, building relationships with NASA, the Navy, the Mississippi Development Authority, and the state’s R-1 universities. Since joining MSET in 2021, he helped launch the Aerospace and Defense Alliance of Mississippi (ADAM) and an annual symposium on aerospace and defense. Before MSET, Davis spent nearly a decade in Washington, D.C., working on international relations, technology, telecommunications, and cybersecurity issues. He served as senior staff for the House Foreign Affairs Committee under Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX), managing emerging technologies, space, and cybersecurity. Davis also served as Legislative Director for Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX), leading reforms in cyber defense and information systems. Davis has been named one of Mississippi’s Top CEOs by the Mississippi Business Journal, is the inaugural Chairman of ADAM’s Board of Directors, and a graduate of the Gulf Coast Business Council’s Masters Class. He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network. Davis holds a bachelor’s from the University of Mississippi and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law. He lives in Gulfport with his family.