Samantha is a managing director of Morgan Stanley. She is a portfolio manager and an analyst on the Eaton Vance Global team. As a portfolio manager, she is responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk management for health care portfolios. She is primarily responsible for covering the health care sector for global large-cap and small-cap portfolios. She joined Eaton Vance in 2015. Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance in March 2021. Samantha began her career in the investment management industry in 2000. Before joining Eaton Vance, she was an executive director and European and global health care portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for 15 years. She has also covered apparel/luxury goods, support services, leisure and cosmetics. Samantha earned a J.D. from Università degli Studi La Sapienze and an MBA from INSEAD. She is a CFA charterholder.