Sophie joined Morgan Stanley this year in January 2016 and has recently been confirmed as leading the charge for D&I for the Legal and Compliance Division in EMEA (in addition to her “day” job). She will be reviewing the strategy and has begun to mentor two BAME rising stars internally.

She is one of the highest ranking senior Executive Directors in Morgan Stanley’s Legal and Compliance Division (LCD) with significant delegated authorities for LCD operational matters as the Chief Administrative Officer of EMEA.

She supervises a core team of six direct reports and co-manages 25 others and has served on the Board of Trustees of Sentebale and Protimos. Sentebale was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso, and provides psycho-social supports for children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. Protimos is an associate member of the Clinton Global Initiative which provides access to law and legal education for indigenous and marginalised communities in resource rich emerging economies, with a specific emphasis on Southern Africa.