EMERGE 2021 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Oct 26

Carla Harris

Carla Harris is a Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, responsible for increasing client connectivity and penetration to enhance revenue generation across the firm. She formerly headed the Emerging Manager Platform, the equity capital markets effort for the consumer and retail industries, and was responsible for Equity Private Placements. Ms. Harris has extensive industry experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare sectors.

In August 2013, Ms. Harris was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council. Some of her many other accolades include being named to Fortune Magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America,” U. S. Bankers’ “Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance,” Black Enterprise’s “Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business” and Essence Magazine’s list of “The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World.”