Holly J. Morris
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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A native of Warren, Ohio, Holly Morris received her BA – Classics from Kent State University. She earned her master's and doctorate degrees in anthropology from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Morris joined Thrivent Financial as senior vice president, chief information officer in 2006 overseeing its information technology functions. Prior to joining Thrivent, Morris served as American Express’ senior vice president of technologies/global financial services, held senior leadership positions in technology at ING Financial Services/Reliastar Financial and served as chief information officer for the City of Minneapolis. Earlier in her career, she worked for Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems and Honeywell International.
Active in the community, Morris serves on the following advisory councils and boards:
- Director – Royal Cameron Corporation, Cameron, Texas
- Advisor – College of Saint Catherine's Center for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- Director – YMCA of Metro Minneapolis
- Advisor – Hennepin County Commissioners on IT
- Member – Women Corporate Directors (local chapter)
Career achievements include the following:
- The Business Journal Women In Business (2010) Award
- Elite 8 (2007) – Insurance and Technology Magazine's award recognizing outstanding CIOs
- Global Achievement Award – ING
- Award for Excellence in Diverse Workforce Management – Honeywell
- Excellence in Leadership Award – Alliant Techsystems.
In her free time, Morris enjoys spending time with friends, worldwide travel, jazz and classical music and reading.
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