# Jason Morris

> Jason Morris is the CEO of Inkhouse and a partner at its parent company, Orchestra. Across more than 25 years in technology communications, he has advised founders and executives through launches, IPOs, acquisitions and crises. His career runs from early web, ecommerce and cybersecurity clients in Massachusetts to building a climate-tech practice and then expanding Inkhouse’s small San Francisco outpost into a team of more than 50 before taking the chief executive role in November 2024.

- **Role:** CEO at Inkhouse; Partner at Orchestra
- **Organizations:** Inkhouse, Orchestra, MSLGROUP, Schwartz Communications
- **Education:** BA in Marketing, Bentley University
- **Known for:** Grew Inkhouse’s San Francisco operation from three people in a sublet space to more than 50 West Coast communications professionals over ten years., Built Schwartz Communications’ climate-tech practice to a peak of more than 30 clients during the financial crisis., Advanced from Inkhouse’s San Francisco general manager to president and then CEO over a decade.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Began his public relations career at Schwartz Communications, initially working with emerging technology companies from the Boston office.
- **2006** — Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after eight years in the Boston office.
- **2008** — Launched Schwartz’s climate-tech practice as venture and public financing flowed into solar, wind, biofuels and energy efficiency.
- **2011** — Continued with MSLGROUP after its acquisition of Schwartz Communications.
- **2014** — Joined Inkhouse as executive vice president and general manager of its three-person San Francisco office.
- **2018** — Became president of Inkhouse, leading growth, new business and startup-ecosystem relationships.
- **2023** — Became a partner at Orchestra, Inkhouse’s parent communications network.
- **2024** — Named CEO of Inkhouse on November 14, succeeding founder Beth Monaghan.
- **2025** — Led Inkhouse as it expanded its AI client work and recorded a fourth consecutive year of organic growth.
- **2026** — Published guidance on making affordability central to credible AI communications.

## Achievements

- Grew Inkhouse’s San Francisco operation from three people in a sublet space to more than 50 West Coast communications professionals over ten years.
- Built Schwartz Communications’ climate-tech practice to a peak of more than 30 clients during the financial crisis.
- Advanced from Inkhouse’s San Francisco general manager to president and then CEO over a decade.
- Has advised founders and executives on launches, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, crises and market entry across more than 25 years.
- Co-hosted Inkhouse’s 2022 IPO, SPAC and funding panel with journalists from Axios, Forbes, Barron’s and TechCrunch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Continued leading Inkhouse and sharing client and hiring updates as the agency expanded its technology and corporate practice.
- **2026-03** — Published an essay arguing that affordability should become a central proof point in AI storytelling.
- **2025-04** — Inkhouse announced six new AI clients; Morris said their communications programs would be tailored because AI is not a single, uniform market.
- **2024-11** — Appointed CEO of Inkhouse, succeeding founder Beth Monaghan.

## Links

- Website: https://inkhouse.com/leader/jason-morris/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmorris

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Last updated: 2026-09-22