Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris is the National Sales Director at McKesson. He is also a highly recognized and decorated former U.S. Army Infantry Officer, finishing his military career as a Captain, with an impeccable record of leadership in the most demanding of environments. He served two deployments to Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander. During his military career, he was rated number 1 of 14 as a platoon leaders, number 1 of 34 lieutenants in the battalion as an executive officer, and number 1 of 31 company commanders in his brigade. He was also selected for company command as a 1st Lieutenant and spent 19 months in command of 158 Soldiers without having attended the Captain's Career Course. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for combat actions in Baghdad and the Bronze Star for Service during his second deployment. Jeff established his own nonprofit, Legion 8, to honor the lives of the eight men lost under his command. He often speaks to different veteran’s groups and organizations sharing his story of adversity and leadership and the power of never letting circumstances dictate what they are capable of in life. Jeff received his BA from Samford University, where he also excelled on the football field and was selected as team captain, beginning his love for leadership — cultivating the very skills that would one day translate to the battlefield. He is an accomplished leader, author, and speaker who is incredibly passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and is the bestselling author of Legion Rising: Surviving Combat and The Scars It Left Behind.