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Carla Harris is a world-famous financial advisor, best-selling author, consultant, and a keynote speaker where she speaks at financial and business conferences on industry trends.
Businesswoman, novelist, and public speaker Carla Harris hails from the United States. Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. Head of the Emerging Manager Platform.
Born in Queens, New York, in 1963, Harris was raised by a working-class family. Truck driver and schoolteacher were her parents’ professions. Harris was the first member of her family to attend college, and she did it on a full scholarship to Fordham University. In 1985, she received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Harris started her job as a management consultant at Arthur Andersen after graduating from college. In 1987, she joined Morgan Stanley, where she has worked her whole career.
A variety of high-level roles at Morgan Stanley have been held by Harris. These include global capital market chief, equity market chief, and co-head of the company’s diversity task force chief. She was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2013, making her the highest-ranking African American woman in the company.
Harris has achieved the distinction of being named one of the “100 Most Powerful Women in Banking” by American Banker magazine for the last eight years.
“Most Powerful Women in Business” ranked her at No. 21 on Fortune’s 2018 “Most Powerful Women in Business” list.
To be named one of the “100 Most Powerful Women in Banking” for eight years in a row by American Banker magazine is an honor that Harris has earned. On Fortune magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” list in 2018, she rated No. 21.
Harris has been active in the community for a long time via his work with non-profits. In 2009, she launched the Carla Harris Fund for Women’s Leadership Development in order to promote the progress of women in finance.
Both Harris’s Expect to Win (2010) and Harris’ Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career (2007) may be found on this page (2015).
The importance of workplace diversity and the role of mentorship are two of Harris’ many TEDx talks, in addition to his job at Morgan Stanley. Among other places, she has been on Fox Business, CNN and CNBC.
For many years, Harris has been involved in the community via his work with non-profit organizations. For the advancement of women in finance, she established the Carla Harris Fund for Women’s Leadership Development in 2009.
Two books by Harris: Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace (2010) and Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career (2007) (2015).
Both Harris’s Expect to Win (2010) and Harris’ Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career (2007) may be found on this page (2015).
The importance of workplace diversity and the role of mentorship are two of Harris’ many TEDx talks, in addition to his job at Morgan Stanley. Among other places, she has been on Fox Business, CNN and CNBC.
As well as working at Morgan Stanley, Harris is a frequent TEDx speaker on issues including workplace diversity and the value of mentoring. And she’s been on Fox Business and CNN and CNBC, among other places.
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