Morgan Keese currently serves as Vice President of External Affairs for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. where she oversees the company’s marketing, communications, government relations, and community relations efforts.

Based in Arlington, Virginia, Airbus U.S. provides the U.S. Government Customer with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, homeland security systems, public safety communications, space systems, defense electronics and avionics, and threat detection systems.

Prior to joining Airbus U.S. in 2020, she served as Director of Government Relations, supporting Airbus Americas space and defense operations.

Before Airbus, Morgan worked as the congressional liaison for the U.K. Ministry of Defense based in the British Embassy, Washington, where she worked to ensure strong allied cooperation between the U.S. Congress and British government.

Morgan began her career working on defense and veteran’s affairs issues for a Member of the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C.

She received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of California at San Diego and her MSc in International Security from the University of Bristol. She has also completed studies at the Georg-August-Universität in Gottingen, Germany.

Originally from Lake Tahoe, California, Morgan now resides in Washington D.C. with her husband and two dogs.