Elaina Morris

Elaina M. Morris is the CEO, president, and co-founder of Ascend Hospitality Group (AHG), the Northwest's premier hospitality company. As an accomplished business owner, innovator, and community leader with over 20 years of experience developing concepts and creating value in various industries, Elaina has launched several local businesses in the hospitality sector, including WiggleWorks Kids and AHG, with award-winning flagship restaurant, Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi in Bellevue. Elaina serves her community as a trustee on the Washington Hospitality Associations’ Education Foundation, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, as well as Rainier Athletes, and is a member of YPO Seattle.

While education and youth services are focal points for her philanthropic work, Elaina also is an advocate for women and BIPOC in leadership, throughout the restaurant industry and beyond. As a BIPOC woman herself, she firmly believes in amplifying these voices, placing them in positions of leadership, and on a direct route to success.