Paul A. Young

Paul A. Young serves as the president and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC). Established in 1977, the DMC drives Downtown’s role as the economic, cultural, and governmental core of the city and county. Prior to joining the commission, he was the director of the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community development (HCD), which is responsible for coordinating community and economic development projects throughout the City. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Master of City & Regional Planning and Master of Science in Business Administration, both from the University of Memphis. He and his wife, Jamila Smith-Young, have two children, Zoë ’29 and Paxton.