Morgan Stanley Chief Risk Officer Lisa Polsky's "sweeping" contributions to the derivatives industry over the last twenty years landed her in Derivative Strategy's 1999 Hall of Fame. In its March 1999 issue, the magazine describes Polsky as an "Innovator and Visionary." The article notes, "virtually every point on her curriculum vitae's timeline represents the industry's cutting edge."

Named to head Morgan Stanley's combined Firm Risk Management and Credit department in February this year, Lisa states, "one of the things I treasure at Morgan Stanley is that we run our business as a partnership. The fact that I've been asked to be the Firm's risk manager is not just my success — it's the success of the entire equity division. I'm confident about the future because I know that I've joined the best team, and I'll do the best job I can in building our successes."