J. Davis

Pace

Drawing on nearly a decade of experience in Washington, DC, including more than five years of experience on Capitol Hill, followed by five years leading a public-private partnership based at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Davis helps clients engage with Congress, federal agencies, and state and local officials. He brings together stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the military to identify shared priorities, build coalitions, and advance complex initiatives involving defense, space, advanced technology, and economic development.

Based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office, Davis also works with clients across the Gulf South, including in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. He helps businesses, military installations, universities, and communities connect their regional capabilities with federal policy and funding priorities. Davis also advises emerging and mid-size companies as they identify and pursue federal research funding, private investment, and strategic partnerships that support technology development and growth.

Before joining Jones Walker, Davis served as president and CEO of the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET), Mississippi’s statutory Office of Space and Technology. A public-private partnership involving the state of Mississippi, NASA Stennis, and the state’s research universities, MSET coordinates initiatives at the intersection of aerospace, defense, technology, research, and economic development. In that role, Davis aligned the organization’s work with state economic development, NASA, and university priorities and expanded its partnerships with NASA Stennis, the US Navy, the Mississippi Development Authority, and Mississippi’s R1 research universities. During his tenure, the organization supported work associated with more than $700 million in aerospace and defense investment and expansions in Mississippi.