Geoff Morrell

About Geoff Morrell

I am a public affairs leader who has spent 30-years navigating the intersection of media, politics, government, and business.In January, I joined the global CEO advisory firm Teneo as president of its Global Strategy & Communications business. Prior to Teneo, I served briefly as Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at The Walt Disney Company. Before that, I spent ten years with bp, including five at the company\'s London headquarters. From 2017 to 2022, I served as Executive Vice President of Communications & Advocacy, reporting first to Chief Executive Bob Dudley and then to CEO Bernard Looney. I oversaw all of bp\'s communications, government relations, and external affairs and, as a member of the Executive team, played a key role in designing and launching an ambitious strategy to transform the legacy oil & gas supermajor into an integrated energy company.Before London, I was based in Washington, DC, where from 20••••17 I led bp\'s U.S. Communications & External Affairs team. I began my career at bp two years earlier as Head of U.S. Communications. During those first five years with bp, I led efforts to rehabilitate the company\'s reputation in America after the Deepwater Horizon accident.I came to bp from the Department of Defense, where I served four years as Pentagon Press Secretary. In that position, I acted as chief spokesman for Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the United States military. I was appointed by President George W.Bush in 2007 and, in an unprecedented move, was reappointed President Barack Obama in 2009. Never before had a Pentagon Press Secretary been asked to serve successive presidents from different political parties. For my service to both administrations during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I received the Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award the Department of Defense can give to a political appointee.Prior to joining the government, I was a White House correspondent for ABC News. I spent seven years at the network in Chicago, Washington and Jerusalem and eight years prior to that reporting for local television stations across the country.I am a graduate of Georgetown University and received my Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.

Experience

1. President, Global Strategy & Communications

   Teneo

   Jan 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

  Master's degree, Journalism

• Columbia University

  Master’s Degree, Journalism

  1991 — 1992

• Georgetown University

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1987 — 1991

• The Lawrenceville School

  High School

  1983 — 1987