Mr. Morgan C. Plummer currently serves as the Rokke-Simon Endowed Chair for Strategic Studies within the U.S. Air Force Academy's Department of Political Science.

Prior to serving in this role, Morgan served as a defense & security subject matter expert for the Boston Consulting Group, where he advised consulting teams and assisted clients in BCG's public sector practice area. Before joining BCG, Morgan served as a senior defense official at the Pentagon for almost seven years. Most recently, Morgan served as the inaugural Managing Director of the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a program office inside the U.S. Department of Defense focused on developing emerging and disruptive technology in partnership with start-ups and universities. Prior to that, Morgan served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, where he served in two separate positions: Special Assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of the U.S. Army and Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness. In the latter role, he served as the principal deputy to the Department of Defense’s Chief Human Resources Officer and as the project manager for Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s signature set of military and civilian personnel reforms, collectively referred to as the ‘Force of the Future’ initiative. Morgan joined the Obama Administration after 11 years on active duty in the United States Army, where he served in a variety of command and staff assignments and completed multiple combat tours.

Master in Public Policy – Georgetown University (2013)

Bachelor in Criminal Justice – Michigan State University (2003)

Lead Knowledge Analyst and NAMR Staffing Coordinator, Boston Consulting Group (2021-2022)

Managing Director, National Security Innovation Network, U.S. Department of Defense (2017-2021)

Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, U.S. Department of Defense (2015-2016)

Special Assistant & Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Undersecretary of the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense (2014-2015)

Special Assistant & Junior Military Assistant, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense (2013-2014)

Battalion Operations Officer, 4-17IN Regiment, 1/1AD (2011-2012)

Commander, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 4-17IN Regiment, 1/1AD (2010-2011)

Commander, Company D, 1-36IN Regiment, 1/1AD (2009-2010)

Military Transition Team Advisor (2007-2008)

Battery Executive Officer, 2/3 ACR (2006-2007)

Platoon Leader, HWB/2-3ACR (2004-2006)

Emerging Technology & National Security

Strategic Deterrence

Organizational Reform and Modernization

American Constitutional System

Electoral and Voting Reform

Personnel Reform and Public Sector Talent Management