Ms Morris joined the QFC Regulatory Authority in 2006 as Associate Director, Policy, moving to the position of Director, Policy in 2010. She has held senior positions at the QFCRA since then relating to policy and enforcement, and in January 2021, she was appointed to Managing Director, Policy, Legal and Enforcement, of the reformulated Policy, Legal and Enforcement Division. Currently, Ms Morris holds the position of Managing Director, Strategy and Risk.

With over 30 years of experience in financial sector regulatory policy, Ms Morris serves on joint regulatory committees in Qatar. She is involved in training and mentoring Qatari graduates through the QFCRA’s Al Masar nationalisation programme.

Ms Morris came to the QFCRA from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in Australia, where she was a senior policy officer and involved in prudential policy work in the banking, insurance and superannuation (pension) industries.

She contributed to key superannuation and life insurance reforms, implementing policy recommendations of the Australian Financial System Inquiry (Wallis) Report and the General Insurance reform package in response to the HIH Royal Commission.

She was responsible for legislative work and coordination with the Commonwealth Treasury and Attorney-General’s Department on APRA’s policy issues from 2000 to 2006.

Ms Morris has also held positions relating to Australia’s energy policy development, including participation in high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forums.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (Honours) and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Bond University in Australia.

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