Chris Morris started at a Big 8 accounting firm, went into industry where he held positions ranging from Planning Manager to Assistant Secretary and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for several large corporations in Georgia. He was also President of two divisions of companies. He assisted in taking four companies public and merging Southland Life Insurance Company with Life of Georgia. During that time period, he also managed money for three insurance companies at Atlantic American Corporation and later managed a hedge fund. In 1990, Chris started a CPA practice, Chris Morris & Associates, PC. This comprehensive CPA practice offered accounting, audits, consulting services, computer consulting services and tax preparation services.