Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) – GovExec, the industry-leading media and marketing intelligence company for government leaders and contractors, today announced the appointment of James Davis as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Client Services. In this newly created role, Davis will lead GovExec's Client Services organization, focused on helping customers realize greater value from their partnerships with GovExec. By bringing together expertise across the company's research, content, events, and membership offerings, Davis will help customers more effectively navigate the government market, reach the audiences that matter, and advance their business priorities. He will report to Jennifer Pearce, Chief Operating Officer at GovExec.

"As GovExec continues to grow, our clients should experience one company, not a collection of teams,” said Pearce. “James has built and scaled client-facing functions at some of the world's most recognized brands, and he has led organizations through integration. He is exactly the leader we need to develop our team, earn client trust and advocacy, and bring greater operational maturity to how we work together across the company.”

"Most of my career has been about identifying problems and solving them at scale, and client services is where that work matters most to me," said Davis. "This is a chance to bring together different parts of GovExec in a purposeful way, and create the alignment and operational maturity that help us deliver on every promise we make."

Davis brings more than 15 years of experience in client services, experiential marketing, and enterprise events. He served as president of J.R. Davis Consulting, an advisory firm focused on organizational integration, governance, and executive alignment. Davis led large-scale projects, including the merger between Gannon University and Ursuline College. Previously, he was Head of Events and Experiential Programming at Cisco, where he built the company's first dedicated experiential programming function for Global Communications.

Earlier, during a 16-year tenure at experiential marketing agency George P. Johnson, he led marketing programs for Cisco and supported other enterprise clients including Salesforce, IBM, Oracle, and Google. He served as Program Director for Casa Cisco at the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, a multiyear project that transformed a historic venue into an executive hospitality and technology showcase.

Davis holds an Ed.D. in Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University, where his focus was organizational change. He also has an M.S. in Cybersecurity Management and Policy.

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