Morgan Gray

Morgan Gray (Chickasaw Nation) serves as the Senior Research & Policy Analyst at the American Indian Policy Institute, where she leads AIPI’s policy and research agenda. As an attorney and former Tribal government employee, she is deeply committed to advancing research on emerging issues at the intersection of law and policy that impact Tribal communities. 

Morgan brings a strong passion for telecommunications and broadband policy to her role. She previously served the Chickasaw Nation and its telecommunications subsidiary Trace Fiber Networks, LLC as a policy analyst tasked with developing and articulating the organization’s broadband development strategy. She also worked to secure federal funding for broadband infrastructure projects in Chickasaw territory, crafted a digital equity plan, and managed the Chickasaw Nation’s wireless spectrum portfolio.

Morgan served as a legal fellow for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs while in law school, where she drafted legislation and analyzed policy proposals affecting Tribal communities. She was also a member of the Federal Communications Law Journal’s (FCLJ) editorial board, and prepared law review articles and student-authored notes for publication. After law school, Morgan clerked for the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, Susan M. Carney, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Morgan is a proud alumni of the American Indian Law Center’s Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) Program, Class of 2021. 

Morgan earned her Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. She also received a Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas A&M University.