Mark Morris

About

Demonstrated and award-winning impact at scale in multiple industries, including tech, retail, and aerospace leading strategic talent management, learning, analytics, leadership development, culture, and organizational effectiveness. Two Chairman's awards for linking talent analytics to business outcomes including sales, customer service and retention. Scientific thought leader with prestigious published work on many topics including engagement surveys, DEI impact, and talent intelligence.-Sought-after speaker on succession, performance, assessment, org design, talent strategy and more.

Experience

• Associate Professor, Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas
  Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  Teaching full time in UT Dallas JSOM,

• Chief Talent Officer at Photon People
  Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Affiliate Professor - Foster School of Business at University of Washington
  Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Head of Talent Management - eCommerce Foundation and Core AI, Amazon at Amazon
  Sep 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  Lead the team responsible for all talent management for eCF and Core AI business globally. This tech heavy organization develops and maintains the software for our flagship website, Prime Air drones, and robotics. Architect of Strategic Talent Planning process and Talent Diagnostics used across WW Consumer business, lead talent analytics, QBRs, Talent reviews, assessment and engagement programs, succession planning, and more. .

• Senior Director Talent and Performance Effectiveness - North America at Sodexo
  Jul 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  Lead Talent Strategy, Selection, Performance Management, Org Effectiveness, Change, Careers, Succession and Human Capital Analytics to build capability in 120,000+ employee organization