Bio
Sandra Douglass Morgan is an experienced attorney and former regulator who serves on the Boardof Directors of Allegiant Travel Company (NYSE:ALGT), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:CZR),and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF).
Morgan is Of Counsel with Covington & Burling LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, with along standing reputation for representing significant clients in complex legal matters and servingthe public interest, according to the very highest professional standards. She is the immediate-past Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. As the chief regulator for Nevada’s dominantbillion-dollar gaming industry, she led the passage and implementation of cashless wageringregulations and ensured that gaming licensees adopted policies prohibiting discrimination andharassment. Morgan was the first person of color and second woman to serve as Chair in thestate’s history.
Morgan previously served on the Nevada Gaming Commission. While serving as a Commissioner,she was also the Director of External Affairs for AT&T Services, Inc. and was responsible formanaging AT&T’s government and community affairs in Nevada. Morgan also served as the CityAttorney for the City of North Las Vegas and was the first African-American City Attorney in thestate of Nevada. Prior to her public service with the City, she served as Litigation Attorney forMGM MIRAGE now known as MGM Resorts, International.
Her awards and honors include the UNLV Boyd School of Law’s Distinguished Service AlumniAward, the Corporate to Community Connector award from the National Urban League YoungProfessionals, the “Women in Business and Politics” award from the Urban Chamber ofCommerce, the Ladies of Distinction Award from Olive Crest, a non-profit organization dedicatedto assisting abused and neglected children, the National Bar Association’s Nation’s BestAdvocates “40 under 40” award, and the Attorney of the Year award by the Las Vegas Chapter ofthe National Bar Association.
Morgan is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in politicalscience from the University of Nevada, Reno and was awarded a Juris Doctor from the William S.Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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