Mr. Jason M. Morris

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Jason Morris is Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation.  In his current role, Morris leads Norfolk Southern’s law division, which includes oversight over the company’s legal, government relations, corporate secretary, compliance, risk management, claims and environmental protection functions.

Morris joined Norfolk Southern in 2010.  Before his appointment as Chief Legal Officer, Morris held a variety of roles in the law department, including being appointed Vice President Law in 2022. He has also served in roles in the operations division and transformation division, including Vice President Labor Relations and Assistant Vice President Safety and Environmental. In his various roles, he has led significant safety and environmental initiatives, reduced claims expenses, and supported the implementation of innovative safety measures.

Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, Morris built experience in logistics, crisis management and legislative strategy while serving in several roles within the United States Air Force and Virginia Air National Guard and spending time as a Legislative Director with the United States House of Representatives. 

Morris earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Management with a Math Minor from the United States Air Force Academy. In addition, he completed the Executive Development Program at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Morris is actively involved in community and professional organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Consolidated Rail Corporation and the Atlanta Police Foundation.