Chris Morrison joined the University of Dayton in January 2013 as Associate Vice President of Advancement (AVP) and assumed the additional responsibilities of Campaign Operations Director in 2017. 

Just prior to joining the university, Morrison was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Geode Group, a Cincinnati-based sales consulting and training firm that he co-founded.  Morrison developed and implemented a relationship management process within UD’s Advancement division in 2012 and in 2013 UD leadership asked him to join the Advancement team to lead to all major giving initiatives. During his time at UD he has applied his leadership and relationship building expertise to develop the major gifts area while also developing a true principal gifts process and team.  As Director of Campaign Operations, Morrison has led efforts to complete the campaign feasibility phase in only 8 months.  He designed a campaign cabinet structure, recruited a full volunteer network and continues to implement processes focusing on increasing philanthropy, engagement and overall donor participation during the university’s first campaign in 20 years. 

Chris earned a BS in Marketing and minor in Communications from The University of Dayton.   He met his wife, Mary at UD, and has three children: Matt (UD class of 2012), Andrea (UD class of 2014) and Kevin (UD class of 2018) and two grandchildren.