ABOUT

MATT MORRIS

Matt Morris helps Fortune-level enterprises and national security stakeholders govern the physical world as it becomes software-defined. His work focuses on the convergence of cyber-physical systems, AI decision-making, and national-scale resilience — where operational failure has real-world consequences.

Matt Morris operates at the intersection of cyber-physical systems, AI governance, and national-scale infrastructure resilience. Over his career, he has helped shape how Fortune-level enterprises, critical infrastructure operators, and government stakeholders secure and modernize the physical systems that keep societies running.

Matt’s work spans:

  • Cyber-physical systems

  • Operational technology (OT) & industrial control systems (ICS)

  • Autonomous & clinical environments

  • AI-driven digital layers influencing physical safety

Commercial leadership roles have included:

  • Landis+Gyr (smart energy, ami+han, distribution automation, grid & metering)

  • Cisco (Industrial IoT, cyber, digitization, smart cities, and connected healthcare)

  • NexDefense (ICS security)

  • Siemens Energy (digitization and global industrial cybersecurity)

  • Burns & McDonnell (1898 & Co.) — where he built and scaled one of the industry’s largest CPS security consulting practices

NATIONAL-SCALE POLICY & STANDARDS ENGAGEMENT

Parallel to his commercial roles, Matt previously established a partnership with Idaho National Laboratories (INL) where he and his team were instrumental in early-stage development, training, and commercialization of both Cyber-informed Engineering (CIE) and Consequence-Driven Cyber-informed Engineering (CCE).

Matt also served as President and Board Member of ETHOS, a public–private intelligence and information-sharing partnership supporting critical infrastructure defense. Through this work and broader CPS security initiatives, he has contributed to national security programs for the United States Government (USG).

Matt has advised:

  • White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD)

  • U.S. Department of Energy (CESER)

  • DHS CISA

Today, Matt helps leaders navigate three converging shifts:

  1. The physical world is becoming software-defined

  2. AI is moving into operational decision-making

  3. Governance is becoming the bottleneck — and differentiator

Matt advises leaders on how to build strategies, operating models, and system architectures that survive these shifts—balancing innovation with safety, resilience, and long-term continuity.

STRATEGIC DOMAINS & OPERATING FOCUS

Matt’s advisory and operating work spans nine interconnected domains where the physical world and digital governance converge:

  • Cyber-Physical & Operational Technology (OT) Security

  • CPS/IT Integration & Digital Infrastructure

  • AI Governance & Model Risk in Safety-Critical Systems

  • Industrial & Energy Infrastructure Modernization

  • System-Level Risk & Resilience Strategy

  • Executive & Board-Level Advisory

  • National-Scale Policy & Standards Alignment

  • CPS Safety, Reliability & Continuity

  • Large-Scale Program & Practice Building

SELECTED MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

Matt’s work and analysis have been featured across global and national media, including ABC News, Forbes, radio networks, institutional podcasts, and 50+ sector publications. He serves as a domain expert on cyber-physical security, AI governance, and national security risk.

Featured in: ABC News • Forbes • National Radio • Institutional Podcasts • Industry Media

WRITING & INTELLIGENCE WORK

Matt publishes The Operational Edge, an executive briefing channel covering CPS, AI, global risk, autonomy, supply chain, and national-scale resilience.

He also contributes to broader strategic research through The Axis Report, a quarterly intelligence product designed for board-level decision-making, emerging technology governance, and infrastructure resilience.

EARLY CAREER & TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS

Before specializing in CPS and AI governance, Matt spent formative years in energy, grid technology, medical systems, and industrial automation, giving him a dual view of both the digital and physical domains—experience that has become increasingly rare and valuable as these worlds merge.

FOR EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE

→ Evaluate The Operational Edge (link)

PERSONAL/OUTSIDE OF WORK

Matt enjoys spending downtime with family, coaching sports, traveling, running, and athletic training.

CONNECT

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