Jitania is Deputy CIO of the Solutions and Multi-Asset Group, Lead Portfolio Manager for the Passport Equity Strategies and Head of Macro and Thematic Research for the Emerging Markets Equity team at Morgan Stanley. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 and has 26 years of investment experience in global macro economics, country and market analytics, currency, and thematic investments. In 2021 Jitania was named in Citywire’s Top 20 female portfolio managers in the US. Prior to joining the firm, Jitania was an associate Vice President in private banking at ABN Amro (Royal Bank of Scotland). Jitania began her career in India at First Global Securities in Indian equities and then joined the securities broking and investment banking at Kotak Securities in equity research and sales. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in advanced financial and management accounting and an M.M.S. in finance, both from the University of Mumbai.