20+ years

In his role as an advocate for some of the Fortune 500's leading corporations and business organizations, Jay Morgan has developed a reputation for building strong coalitions to withstand controversy on tough issues. Politicsmagazine.com named him as a "Top 10 Georgia Influencer" for 2010 and commented, "He is at the top of his game". In his first announcement as Governor-elect, Nathan Deal appointed him as the co-chairman of the 2011 Inaugural Committee and a senior advisor to his transition team.

In January 2007, the Atlanta Journal Constitution drew distinction with his colleagues by saying, "lobbying when Democrats were in charge, he has continued to have success now that the Republicans run things." Morgan was heavily involved in the 2007 video services legislation which passed both houses overwhelmingly as well as telecommunications deregulation legislation at both the federal and state level. Also during 2007, he successfully"quarterbacked" tort reform legislation (successor liability relief). In the 2003 session of the Georgia General Assembly, he provided strategic and tactical leadership in passing legislation that began the process known as public private partnerships (P3) to address pressing infrastructure needs. He was the lead strategist in passing tax legislation that resulted in securing Philips Arena, a top-rated concert and professional sports facility, for the city of Atlanta at no cost to the taxpayers. He has been recruited to work on lobbying teams for his experience in forming coalitions on controversial issues such as healthcare, litigation reform, criminal justice reform, state tax credits, and financial transactions.

Embracing the entrepreneurial spirit instilled in him by his father and grandfather, he established his own firm in 1996 after serving as Senior Vice President of the former firm of Edington, Wade, and Sanders. He is the former chairman of the Economic Development and Taxation Committee for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Council. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a premier state-based "think tank", as a member of the board for The Essential Economy Council, and as the immediate past chairman of the Georgia 4H Foundation. At the invitation of the International Republican Institute, he has traveled to Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Ukraine to train aspiring candidates and party leaders in emerging democracies.