For Pace Cooper, being chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners gives him an excuse to brag about his hometown.
In February, the lifelong Memphian and third-generation principal of Cooper Hotels attended the Routes Americas airline conference and found that his family’s entrepreneurial background, his investment as a minority owner in the Memphis Grizzlies and his expertise in the hospitality industry create the perfect recipe for selling Memphis.
“When I’m…