Derrick Morgan is Executive Vice President of The Heritage Foundation where he oversees the policy, communications, and government relations departments under the leadership of Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts.

Previously, Morgan was senior vice president of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, a trade association that is supportive of free enterprise and represents companies which produce more than 85 percent of refined products and petrochemicals made in America. In this role, he spearheaded the association’s national advocacy efforts, testified before Congress, and spoke and wrote widely about fuels and petrochemicals.

Morgan has held numerous roles in all three branches of government. He served four senators and one representative in roles from campaign aide to chief of staff. In addition, he served as assistant, special counsel, and staff secretary for Vice President Richard B. Cheney during the Bush Administration, where he traveled frequently with the Vice President as a member of his senior staff and was the final substantive stop for all papers, remarks, and statements to and from the Vice President. In his legal career, Morgan worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, clerked for Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater of the Northern District of Texas, and worked at the Department of Justice as a law student where he helped support President Bush’s judicial nominees.

Morgan previously worked at Heritage from 2010 to 2015, first as Chief of Staff to the organization’s Founder and President, Ed Feulner and later as Vice President of Domestic Policy. A longtime champion in the movement on key issues such as energy and immigration, he has become a trusted voice on radio and television news outlets including Fox News, CNN, and C-SPAN. His written commentary and quotes have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, Real Clear Politics, USA Today, and many more.

Morgan received his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he gave the honors commencement address and later received a Distinguished Alumni Award. He holds a JD from The Georgetown University Law Center.