Mayor Robert Morris

Robert Morris was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He is descended from Arizona Territory pioneers who homesteaded on Oak Creek. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering specializing in Chemical Engineering. During his work career he served at many locations across the country before returning to the Phoenix Area.

Early on in his career, he specialized in engineering and management in the energy processing industry. Mid-career he was promoted into executive management of a multi-billion-dollar facility employing over a thousand during peaks. He also managed hundreds of engineers and professionals. Highly complex responsibilities required technical, personnel, financial, construction, and legal expertise. One of the most g ratifying experiences was implementing and seeing the positive results by employing Continuous Improvement, Benchmarking, Reliability Engineering and Statistical Process Control to dramatically improve performance.

He was appointed executive over marketing businesses in the western United Stat es. He also led strategy development, credit card operations, real estate, engineering, and other key business functions nationwide. In addition, he led special teams and projects using many of the most prominent consulting companies in America, including McKinsey, Mercer, and Arthur Anderson Consulting.

After retiring as Southwest Regional Marketing Manager he and his wife Jana began competing nationwide in Cowboy Mounted Shooting. They each have won World Championships in their class along with state and regional titles. Bob is credited with creating and chairing the organization which funded and built the Ben Avery Mounted Shooting Center in north Phoenix.

Bob and Jana enjoy their horses and rural Sonoran Desert lifestyle in Cave Creek, Arizona. After retirement Bob was appointed to the Cave Creek Water Advisory Committee where he served for six years. He won two terms on Town Council and won the 2022 Election as Mayor of The Town of Cave Creek.