Edna Morris
CEO/Partner, Range Restaurant Group
As an original founder and the first WFF Chair, Edna was responsible for laying the foundation to give the organization a strong start.
Prior to Range Restaurant Group, Edna was the SVP of HR for Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., where she was the first and only female officer. She went on to become President of several organizations, including the James Beard Foundation and Red Lobster.
She has served on the Boards of the Culinary Institute of America and Cosi. She is a
board member of Tractor Supply Company, where she chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on
the Governance Committee. Edna continues to be recognized among the industry’s most experienced and
successful leaders. Known as accessible, credible and a role model, Edna has become synonymous with
WFF.