Initially a defense attorney, Douglass Morgan later became a litigation attorney for
The Mirage from 2005 to 2008, was the city attorney for
North Las Vegas from 2008 to 2016 becoming the first Black person to hold such a role in Nevada, and director of external affairs for AT&T Services from 2016 to 2019. Later she joined the
Nevada State Athletic Commission, the
Nevada Gaming Commission and later the
Nevada Gaming Control Board in 2019, appointed by Governor
Steve Sisolak, becoming the first Black chair. During her tenure she introduced reforms - as the proposal to require to gaming companies to establish written policies against harassment and discrimination towards their own employees based on factors such as sex, race, color, gender identity, and national origin - and was responsible for closing and reopening
casinos during the
COVID-19 pandemic. In this period she also served in the State COVID-19 task force. After leaving the control board as well as the boards of
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
Allegiant Airlines, and Cerberus Cyber Sentinel. Morgan joined the law firm of
Covington & Burling LLP as counsel in November 2021 and also ran her own consulting service, Douglass Morgan LLC. In December 2021 Douglass Morgan was also named vice chair of Las Vegas’ host committee for
Super Bowl LVIII, which is scheduled for February 2024. On July 7, 2022, the
Las Vegas Raiders announced Douglass Morgan as the new team president. The hiring made her the first black and asian female team president in the
National Football League. She is also the third woman and third African-American in NFL history to become a president of an NFL team. ==Personal life==