Our key leadership has over 145 years of global experience in the following areas: business, international partnerships, AI software development, international legal and political affairs, financial capital markets, and international intelligence and strategies.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS & CEO
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE
CHIEF CAPITAL MARKETS OFFICER MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SVP MARKETING
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE
SENIOR COUNSEL
LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
SVP ADMINISTRATION
COMPANY LIAISON OFFICER
Mark has over 35 years of finance, operational and management experience in investment banking, airlines, manufacturing, and wholesale fuel distribution along with numerous board positions. He served as CEO of DHL, Managing Director of multiple investment banks, and CEO of a defense company and a large petroleum wholesale distributor. His Wall Street experience includes leverage buyouts totaling over 30 billion dollars. He has appeared on the “Today Show”and additionally has more than 100 appearances on national TV and Radio. Mark has lectured at multiple universities including Harvard and Stanford. He is a senior advisor to current and former top international government officials on economic, political, and financial matters. In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Missouri, and a Doctorate in Economics, Mr. Morris is a licensed Airline Transport Pilot with over 16,000 total hours and 11,000 hours of command time in most aircraft types, including small to large twin-engine jets(Boeing wide body jets) and large four engine aircraft.
Vas is a seasoned executive with over three decades of experience across technology, management consulting, and financial services. He began his career at IBM, where he helped develop early AI systems that contributed to the launch of IBM Watson. He later held leadership roles at A.T. Kearney and Bank of America. As EVP and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Accelerator Investments at Wells Fargo, he fostered relationships with top venture firms, led direct investments, and supported technology deal generation. Vas has served on the boards of the Carolina Fintech Hub and Duke’s FinTech program. He holds an MBA from UCLA, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford with a focus on AI, and a BS from Michigan State, and has participated in executive programs at Harvard and Singularity University.
Peter N. Fuller is a seasoned defense executive and military leader with more than four decades of experience in national security, defense acquisition, and strategic program management. He currently serves as Managing Director at Cypress International, Inc., a premier defense consultancy with a 43-year legacy of supporting clients across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) markets. Before transitioning to the private sector, Fuller was Deputy Commander for Support at NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, managing a $11B annual budget and overseeing over 700 programs in support of 350,000 Afghan National Security Forces. He also served as the Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier, responsible for equipping 1.2 million U.S. soldiers for combat operations with oversight of a $5B annual portfolio.
Mr. Richard Gray has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, and capital markets related transactions, including career positions with Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc., Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., and Merrill Lynch where he held senior titles. His past responsibilities include management of debt and equity capital raises, both private and public. He also participated in, or oversaw risk and options arbitrage, portfolio operations and risk management. He also managed numerous M&A transactions in a variety of industries such as manufacturing, finance, and logistics. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
John is a recently retired Senior Vice President from the Leidos Corporation, an $11 billion, 33,000 employee company concentrating on the Defense, Aviation, Information Technology and Biomedical Research markets. Mr. Killeen was responsible for overseeing the Government Affairs function for the company reporting directly to the founder and CEO. Prior to Leidos, Mr. Killeen served as a Vice President at the Textron Corporation where he directed the company’s Capitol Hill relations. He began his career in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill, where he was responsible for all legislative activity affecting the “Rust Belt” states. Jay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University, a law degree from Georgetown University, and attended an advanced management program at Harvard University.
Since 2005, Lucas has had years of civilian government experience dealing in a range of worldwide issue with emphasis in the Middle East and the Far East. Specifically, via his US Government experience he worked with various counterparts to facilitate bilateral issues, and he managed, coordinated and planned programs. He has proven experience to establish priorities, lead highly dynamic teams and execute complex projects with international Interlocutors. His key strengths include oral and written communication, critical thinking and leadership.
Prior to this Lucas served as a Captain in the United States Marines Corps, where he served as Company (Battery) Commander of 5th Battalion 11th Marines, Operations Officer for Marine Corps Base Camp Fuji, Japan and Company Commander at the MCRD San Diego, CA. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor’s in Engineering.
An accomplished aviation professional with 30 years’ experience in the airline, general aviation, and cargo industry with concentration on international sales and operational startups of global expansion for major airlines. He was instrumental in expansion of Continental Airlines into South America where he managed the entire operation in multiple countries. Later while at Spirit Airlines he was at the forefront of that airline’s international expansion into the Caribbean and Latin America. While at Spirit Airlines, Bill was recruited by Mark Morris (CEO of Primaris Airlines) to become President of Air Peru and certify the company from inception. He has a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Business from the University of Houston. In addition, he is a commercial and instrument rated pilot. Born in Peru, but schooled in the United States for undergraduate and graduate school (plus his pilot training), he speaks fluent Spanish and English.
Dr. Sharon McKiernan is a licensed, board-certified physician with more than 16 years of leadership experience in the federal sector, including 5 years as a Chief Medical Officer in military hospitals and clinics and over 7 years as a physician advising senior leadership and shaping policy. She served as Command Surgeon for the U.S. Army Reserve(2011-12) and for the U.S. Forces Korea (2014-15), as well as Senior Physician Advisor for the 176th Engineer Brigade during combat operations in Afghanistan (2010-11). Dr. McKiernan currently serves as Senior PhysicianExecutive for the Defense Health Agency Health Professions Appropriateness Panel, for which she provided recommendations to the Director DHA on clinical standard of care and identifying systems issues to mitigate future risk. Prior, she served as a Maternal-Child Health Consultant for the Indian Health Service and was a key member of the Health and Human Services working group focused on preventing maternal mortality and co-authored the“U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health.” Dr. McKiernan holds a Doctor of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a Master of Arts in International Relations from Boston University, along with a Bachelor ofScience in Biology from The College of William and Mary.
Richard D. Cantwell is a decorated combat veteran who served 20 years with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (1975-1995). In the position of MACOM Engineer for the United States Army Special Operations Command, Rick was responsible for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution of all facilities. He commanded a 625-man combat engineer battalion in South Korea stationed on the 38th parallel of the Demilitarized Zone to plan for and prepare against aggression by North Korea. He was routinely called upon to testify and brief Congressional committees where he earned the trust and respect of many senior leaders. Rick was a member of special operations teams that conducted threat and vulnerability assessments in dozens of countries around the world. Rick is a 1975 graduate of theUnited States Military Academy at West Point, and went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas in 1983 and the Construction Executive Program at Stanford in 1987.
Mr. Kafka joined Morris Global Group after serving for 4 years as Corporate Counsel for a sister company to MGG which is an international tech company working in Artificial Intelligence within the Security Sector. Earlier in his career, in 2011, he co-founded a law firm in Phoenix where he represented businesses and individuals in matters ranging from intellectual property to complex civil litigation. Mr. Kafka has bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and French from Arizona State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Sandra O’Connor School of Law (ASU), known for its top legal writing program. At ASU Law, he focused on Intellectual Property, International Law, and Corporate Law, with a thesis on governmental regulation of technology. Besides French and English, Mr. Kafka is also fluent in Spanish.
Brian Ganter has over 15 years of experience in education and the arts, as well as 5 years in the medical field. He specializes in the implementation of educational programming, administrative and operational logistics, and crafting public-facing materials. At Montana State he was pre-med student and graduated with a degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience. He then moved into the medical arena, working in the ENT field, and then later as a technician in histology at Mayo Clinic. After 5 years he went back to school, receiving more degrees from both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona (UA), culminating in a Master of Fine Arts. Professor Ganter taught over a thousand students for UA, and after 7 years of college instruction, he left to join Mark Morris in both of his medical companies in 2022. Drawing upon his diverse past in healthcare and education, he advanced into the leadership at MMI as head of all Administration.
Christine Iocca has more than 35 years of senior airline executive management performing every divisional aspect from training, catering, FAA government check flight attendant to Vice President of Inflight. Christine had oversight of the largest division of the airline (Flight Attendants) and spent over two years in reworking the training manuals, inflight procedures for both the domestic and international operations. She increased moral while increasing utilization of her flight crews through a myriad of incentives and management techniques.
Christine also helped design, with the Chief Pilot and the Senior Vice-President of Technical Services, the induction process with the new Boeing 787 into the fleet of the airline - the most advanced aircraft in Boeing’s fleet today. Prior to MGG, she worked with TWA and American Airline executives, as well as with Mark Morris for four years (CEO of DHL Air Group and an airline led by Morris with Boeing as the partner). She now rejoins Mr. Morris as MGG's Company Liaison.
