Primary Job Title Boards of Trustee Primary Organization 
James Beard Foundation
Location Gainesville, Virginia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
Evan L. Morris was the senior vice president of government affairs at Genentech, the United States biotechnology unit of the Switzerland-based Roche Holding. Evan oversaw Genentech’s interaction with the United States federal government, state and local governments, and Genentech’s policy operations. Evan joined the pharmaceutical industry in 2005,
heading up Roche's Washington, D.C. office. In 2008 Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine named him one of the top 45 pharmaceutical executives under the age of 45.
Prior to joining Roche, Evan was a member of the public policy and administrative law practice groups at Patton Boggs LLP. Evan counseled clients on matters related to the Food and Drug Administration and Congress.
Prior to joining Patton Boggs, Evan served in the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, working in the Executive Office of the President.
Evan graduated from Union College with a B.A. in Political Science and received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two children.
