Morris L. Reid has worked with high-profile individuals, government officials and corporate executives in the successful resolution of complex and high-level political and corporate issues for more than 15 years. As the Managing Director of BGR Group, the premier bipartisan government and public relations, strategic consulting, mergers & acquisitions and investment firm in Washington D.C., Mr. Reid has consulted and provided counsel to the leaders of hundreds of Fortune 500 companies Previously, Mr. Reid served as a Clinton administration senior staff aide to the late Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown and Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo and was director of Vice President Al Gore's office at the 1996 Democratic Convention and Deputy Director of Vice Presidential Operation for Clinton/Gore '96.
As a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, Reid is adept at fostering business development programs and specializes in launching partnerships that meld brand building, coalition advocacy and effective public affairs/issue management.
Mr. Reid is frequently used as an expert political and business commentator on many leading television news networks including CNBC, MSNBC, NBC and CNN and leading newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, USA Today, Details, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and the Financial Times.
Prior to joining BGR Group, Reid was managing director of the Westin Rinehart Group, a Washington, D.C.-based full-service public and government affairs firm. He serves on the boards of The Washington Ballet, VH1 Save the Music Foundation and New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.