Robert Morris
About Robert Morris
Robert Morris is the Senior Manager of Information Security at Blue Origin, with extensive experience in various security roles across multiple companies.
Current Role at Blue Origin
Robert Morris is currently serving as the Senior Manager of Information Security at Blue Origin. He has held this position since 2018. Based in Kent, Washington, Morris oversees various aspects of Information Security compliance, technology deployment, and risk management. His role involves communicating compliance plans to different organizational levels and ensuring that security technologies meet regulatory standards.
Previous Experience at Blue Origin
Prior to his current role, Robert Morris worked as a Senior Security Engineer at Blue Origin from 2017 to 2018 for 7 months. In this capacity, he was instrumental in developing and leading efforts to accelerate the maturity of the organization’s security controls. His responsibilities included monitoring technical control maturity levels and presenting findings to executive staff.
Professional Background Before Blue Origin
Before his tenure at Blue Origin, Robert Morris worked at Pepsico as a Senior Security Engineer from 2015 to 2017, based in Purchase, New York. He was responsible for consulting internal business lines on security concerns and best practices. Earlier, Morris served as an Information Security Analyst III at Zeomega in Plano, Texas for 7 months, and as Security Operations Center Manager at McAfee in Santa Clara, California from 2011 to 2014. He started his career as an Information Security Analyst at McAfee, where he worked from 2007 to 2011.
Educational Background
Robert Morris completed his higher education at Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business. He earned a Masters in International Studies and a Bachelor of Business Administration from 2003 to 2007. His long-term academic journey also includes a Bachelor of Business Administration, which he pursued from 1970 to 2007.
Key Initiatives and Responsibilities
Robert Morris has developed and led an accelerated maturity plan to achieve compliance with NIST and ITAR standards. He has communicated compliance plans through meetings with various organizational levels, and has overseen the deployment of security technologies to ensure regulatory compliance. Morris has also served as a consultant for internal business lines and engaged with external third parties to ensure they met Information Security requirements. Additionally, he has managed a team of security professionals to ensure project deliverables were met.