Davis PacePresident,
Mississippi Enterprise for Technology
Chair, Mississippi Aerospace and Defense Alliance
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, working closely with NASA, the Navy, the Mississippi
Development Authority, and the state’s major 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) – now the CIA Director – 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.