Ken Morris
JD
MN, USFrom the streets of Oakland, CA to a seasoned Fortune 250 medical device senior executive, to an award winning international entrepreneur, Ken Morris brings practical and ready to implement life and professional strategies to bear on the most challenging of circumstances. Ken combines humor, passion, and purpose with high impact delivery for an experience that program participants do not soon forget.
As a business owner, corporate executive, author, athlete, award winning musician and songwriter, lawyer, social media guru, healthcare systems expert, public affairs executive, educator, and seasoned marketer, Ken represents the contemporary Renaissance Man. The breadth and depth of Ken's experience facilitates his ability to relate to audiences as diverse as professional sports, financial services, politics and technology.
He is also an author and speaker on topics related to helping organizations improve their financial and operational performance by enhancing the effectiveness of organizational leaders. He consults, coaches and develops novel, yet effective solutions on the most challenging issues of value creation, performance improvement, diversity, leadership, conflict management, succession planning, crisis management, team building, negotiation, public and governmental affairs, presentation skills, workplace systems design, marketing, and strategic planning.
He frequently speaks at international and national conferences on a range of topics, with a particular emphasis on issues of enterprise value creation, creativity and innovation, peak performance, leadership development, and emerging market opportunities in the following business sectors:
* Healthcare
* Sports (Professional and Collegiate)
* Entertainment
* Medical Technology
* Pharma
* Biotechnology
* Law
* Financial Services
Ken frequently chairs and/or presents at international conferences such as The Conference Board and the Society for Human Resources Management. Ken graduated from the Hamline University School of Law with honors and awards for writing and speaking. He served as an associate on the Hamline Law Review and editorial assistant on the Journal of Law and Religion. Ken recently received a 2010 Minority Business Award by the Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal.
Ken currently serves or has served on the following boards:
· Member of the Board of Advisors to the Ambassador from South Africa
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Center of the American Experiment (a think-tank devoted to developing practical solutions to the most pressing issues facing the state of Minnesota and the country)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Boston Scientific Foundation
· Architect of “Close the Gap,” a world class program to reduce disparities in cardiovascular care among African Americans, Latinos and women
· Chair of the Taskforce on the Workforce and Human Rights (led team that developed recommendations and metrics for the long-term strategic direction for the state of Minnesota – Minnesota Policy Blueprint)
· Member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Hamline University School of Law (a body that advises the law school dean on strategic direction)
· President of the Minnesota State Board of Education
· Chair of the Board of Education for the Minnesota School of the Deaf
· Chair of the Board of Education for the Minnesota School for the Blind
· Member of the Board of Directors for Minnesota Technology, Inc., (a public corporation responsible for incubating and developing new technology focused enterprises in the state of Minnesota)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Wayside House (a women's recovery center)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Twin Cities Neighborhood Housing Association and chair of the Insurance Full Partnership Committee (an insurance industry partnership for improving housing stock in urban areas)
· Charter Board Member of the Center for New Black Leadership (an organization dedicated to improving opportunities for African Americans).
From the streets of Oakland, CA to a seasoned Fortune 250 medical device senior executive, to an award winning international entrepreneur, Ken Morris brings practical and ready to implement life and professional strategies to bear on the most challenging of circumstances. Ken combines humor, passion, and purpose with high impact delivery for an experience that program participants do not soon forget.
As a business owner, corporate executive, author, athlete, award winning musician and songwriter, lawyer, social media guru, healthcare systems expert, public affairs executive, educator, and seasoned marketer, Ken represents the contemporary Renaissance Man. The breadth and depth of Ken's experience facilitates his ability to relate to audiences as diverse as professional sports, financial services, politics and technology.
He is also an author and speaker on topics related to helping organizations improve their financial and operational performance by enhancing the effectiveness of organizational leaders. He consults, coaches and develops novel, yet effective solutions on the most challenging issues of value creation, performance improvement, diversity, leadership, conflict management, succession planning, crisis management, team building, negotiation, public and governmental affairs, presentation skills, workplace systems design, marketing, and strategic planning.
He frequently speaks at international and national conferences on a range of topics, with a particular emphasis on issues of enterprise value creation, creativity and innovation, peak performance, leadership development, and emerging market opportunities in the following business sectors:
* Healthcare
* Sports (Professional and Collegiate)
* Entertainment
* Medical Technology
* Pharma
* Biotechnology
* Law
* Financial Services
Ken frequently chairs and/or presents at international conferences such as The Conference Board and the Society for Human Resources Management. Ken graduated from the Hamline University School of Law with honors and awards for writing and speaking. He served as an associate on the Hamline Law Review and editorial assistant on the Journal of Law and Religion. Ken recently received a 2010 Minority Business Award by the Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal.
Ken currently serves or has served on the following boards:
· Member of the Board of Advisors to the Ambassador from South Africa
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Center of the American Experiment (a think-tank devoted to developing practical solutions to the most pressing issues facing the state of Minnesota and the country)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Boston Scientific Foundation
· Architect of “Close the Gap,” a world class program to reduce disparities in cardiovascular care among African Americans, Latinos and women
· Chair of the Taskforce on the Workforce and Human Rights (led team that developed recommendations and metrics for the long-term strategic direction for the state of Minnesota – Minnesota Policy Blueprint)
· Member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Hamline University School of Law (a body that advises the law school dean on strategic direction)
· President of the Minnesota State Board of Education
· Chair of the Board of Education for the Minnesota School of the Deaf
· Chair of the Board of Education for the Minnesota School for the Blind
· Member of the Board of Directors for Minnesota Technology, Inc., (a public corporation responsible for incubating and developing new technology focused enterprises in the state of Minnesota)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Wayside House (a women's recovery center)
· Member of the Board of Directors for the Twin Cities Neighborhood Housing Association and chair of the Insurance Full Partnership Committee (an insurance industry partnership for improving housing stock in urban areas)
· Charter Board Member of the Center for New Black Leadership (an organization dedicated to improving opportunities for African Americans).
