Laura is the chief operating officer and head of client experience for the International Equity Team, and a member of the Morgan Stanley Investment Management Operating Committee. She previously served as chief administrative officer of MSIM’s London Active Equity Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2006, she was an executive director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in active equity product management and previously was an equity research analyst for European strategy and luxury goods at Solomon Smith Barney. She has over 25 years of financial services experience. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Political Studies from the University of Cape Town.