

It takes too much hard work, too much focus, too much sacrifice to get to things you want. If a guy or gal thinks you are too much for them, they’re right.“Sometimes the person you ask may not have power to tell you ‘no’ but you just gave it to them because you asked.” It is much easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.But fear has no place in your success equation,” she said, suggesting that when fear raises its head, you should ask yourself what’s the worst that can happen if it doesn’t work out. “The only reason you don’t take risks is because you’re scared. No matter how you might be feeling, the way somebody made you feel, know you have power.” And the way to grow power, she added, is to give it away, saying “leadership is a journey from execution to empowerment.” No matter where you are, where you stand right now, know you have power. Carla is also the author of the books, Strategize to Win (2014) and of Expect to Win (2009) (Hudson Press).

She has performed 5 sold out concerts at Carnegie Hall. In her other life, Carla is a singer who has sold out concerts at the Apollo Theatre, and released her third gospel CD “Unceasing Praise” (2011), her second CD, a gospel album titled, “Joy Is Waiting”, was featured on BET Nightly News while her first CD entitled, “Carla’s First Christmas”, was a bestseller on in New York and in record stores, and was featured on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in his “American Dream” segment.
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She has been named to the New Jersey Hall of Fame (2015) and has received the Bert King Award from the Harvard Business School African American Alumni Association, the 2005 Women’s Professional Achievement Award from Harvard University, the Pierre Toussaint Medallion from the Office of Black Ministry of the Archdiocese of New York, the Women of Power Award given by the National Urban League, the Women of Influence Award from The Links, Incorporated and many other awards. Harris was co-chair of the National Social Action Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She is a member of the board of overseers of Harvard University and of the board of directors of the Walmart Corporation and Cummins Corporation. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and the Mark Howell Singers. She is the past Chair of the Board of the Morgan Stanley Foundation and of The Executive Leadership Council, and sits on the boards of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), The Sesame Workshop, Mother Cabrini Foundation and is an active member of the St. Carla Harris is actively involved in her community and heartily believes that “we are blessed so that we can be a blessing to someone else.” Thomas Aquinas College, Babson College and Fisk University, Wake Forest University and Felician University respectively. Carla has also received Honorary Doctorates of Laws, Humanities and Business from Marymount Manhattan College, Bloomfield College, Converse College, Jacksonville University, Simmons College, the College of New Rochelle, St. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Carla received an MBA, Second Year Honors from Harvard Business School and an AB in economics from Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude. Bankers Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance (2009, 2010, 2011), Black Enterprise’s Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business (2017), and “Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street”, and to Essence Magazine’s list of “The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World”, Ebony’s list of the Power 100 and “15 Corporate Women at the Top” and was named “Woman of the Year 2004” by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum and in 2011 by the Yale Black Men’s Forum. Harris was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America”, Fortune’s Most Influential List, U. Harris was a senior member of the equity syndicate desk and executed such transactions as initial public offerings for UPS, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Ariba, Redback, the General Motors sub-IPO of Delphi Automotive, and the $3.2 Billion common stock transaction for Immunex Corporation, one of the largest biotechnology common stock transactions in U.S. In August 2013, Carla Harris was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council.įor more than a decade, Ms. Harris has had extensive industry experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare sectors. 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. She is responsible for increasing client connectivity and penetration to enhance revenue generation across the firm. Carla Harris Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan StanleyĬarla Harris is a Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley.
