Professional Background: Business
Carla Harris is a highly decorated businesswoman on Wall Street. She is Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. Her first board was Walmart and came via a referral when she still had a full-time day job at Morgan Stanley. Carla was a Vice Chair of Wealth Management and Chair of the Morgan Stanley Foundation. She is also a gospel recording artist. Her training is in economics and business administration.
Interview Quotes:
“You need to tell people that you’re interested in being a public company director and tell them why and what kinds of boards you’re interested in.”
“Your first board should be something that you care about and think you could add value to.”
“There’s no question that diversity has helped the performance of public company boards.”