Jeff Morris is a 1972 graduate of the University of Southern California, majoring in Business Administration. Immediately after graduation, he was involved in the startup of a number of companies leading to the formation of the Perry Morris Corporation.

In 1980, Jeff began the Perry Morris Corporation with $2,000 in capital. During his tenure as President and CEO, he was responsible for enormous growth, taking the company from an annual leasing invoice position of $100,000 to over $100 million in 1990. Perry Morris developed the largest market share of any independent equipment lessor in the State of California. His leadership and entrepreneurial spirit enabled Perry Morris to achieve average annual pre-tax income for the years 1986-1990 of over $1 million per year.

The company was twice named in INC Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. Jeff was nominated as a finalist in the Orange County Entrepreneur of the year awards in recognition of his unique entrepreneurial talents in the financial service industry. In fact, he was the only executive from either banking or financial services to be nominated.

Recognizing the increased demand for equipment lease financing, Jeff started Capital Lease in September of 1992. Currently the company has three offices and forty employees.  The company changed their name to Global Vantage Ltd in 2000 as they entered into the investment banking and advisory field.  The company markets their services under a partner firm by the name of Vantera Partners.

The company specializes in vendor programs and has one of the highest repeat customer ratio in the business.  The current portfolio of leases is well in excess of a hundred million dollars.

Jeff has served on the board of directors of the Southern California Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, he was on the Orange County Board of the University of Southern California Associates, a member of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Padrinos Board of Directors, the board for the Natural History and Science Museum, the UCI Athletic Foundation and the Board of Trustees of the Irvine Barclay Theater. He is currently a board member of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Foundation and is on the Board of Directors of the South Coast YMCA. Jeff recently chaired and completed a $12 million capital campaign for Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He has won numerous civic and charitable awards over the years. The most recent was the Los Angeles Time Volunteer of the Year for Orange County in the health services category. In addition, he coaches all of his sons’ basketball and baseball teams.