Morgan Cox

Immediately after graduating from East Tennessee State University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, Morgan Cox accepted employment with Powell Construction Company as Director of Corporate Communications in the Johnson City office and Director of Business Development for Powell Building Group in Nashville.

He was featured in an article in The Business Journal of Tri-Cities TN/VA as a successful entrepreneur under the age of 30 and as an example of the advantages of a mentoring relationship, such as the one Mr. Cox developed with Jim Powell, president of Powell Construction.

In the fall of 2002, Mr. Cox established AVANT--Advanced Commercial Strategies, a commercial real estate company which currently represents many regional and national retail and corporate clients, including Chrysler Corporation, Rush Fitness Corporation, Mountcastle Corporation, and Federated Department Stores.

Earlier this year, Mr. Cox relocated to Dallas, Texas, to pursue the development and expansion of Marquis Group, a real estate investment and management company, where he is a partner and directs acquisitions.

A member of the ETSU College of Business and Technology Board of Advisors, Mr. Cox enjoyed serving as co-chair of the Washington County Junior Achievement Board and serving on the Mountain States Health Alliance Advisory Board. Associated with the Children’s Advocacy Center of the First Judicial District, he is a member of Rotary International and assisted the Coalition for Kids, as well as the Easter Seals Foundation of Tennessee, which is headquartered in Nashville. Mr. Cox is also affiliated with the Frist Roundtable in Washington, D.C., and the Ryan Gibson Foundation of Dallas.