Board of Directors

Joined the Board: 2017
Committees: Compensation and Management Development (Chair); Strategic Planning and Finance; Nominating and Governance

Carla Harris has served as a senior client advisor for Morgan Stanley since 2012. She is a co-portfolio manager of the Next Level Fund and an advisor to their Inclusive Ventures Lab. She previously served as the vice chair of Wealth Management and head of Multicultural Client Strategy for Morgan Stanley from August 2013 to December 2021. Her experiences at Morgan Stanley range from investment banking, equity capital markets, equity private placements and initial public offerings in a number of industries such as technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, health care and biotechnology. She is a published author on leadership, an award-winning podcaster on access and opportunity, and an international public speaker.

In 2013, President Obama appointed Carla to serve as Chair of the National Women’s Business Council. She has served on the board of directors of Cummins Inc. since May 2021 and on the board of MetLife, Inc. since April 2022. She also currently serves on the boards of Hackensack Meridian Health, Landit, and several nonprofit organizations including Sesame Workshop, the Morgan Stanley Foundation and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity.

Carla holds an A.B., magna cum laude from Harvard University and also holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.