James P. Gorman

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James Gorman
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James Patrick Gorman

(1958-07-14) July 14, 1958 (age 66)
Melbourne, Australia
Education University of Melbourne (BA, LLB)
Columbia University (MBA)
TitleExecutive Chairman of Morgan Stanley
Children2
Relatives Katharine Williams (sister)

James Patrick Gorman [1] AO (born July 14, 1958) [2] is an Australian-American businessman and financier. He has been executive chairman of Morgan Stanley since 2012, and was CEO of the firm from 2010 through 2023. Before becoming CEO, he was the co-president and co-head of strategic planning at the firm. [3] [4] Starting in January 2025, he will become chairman of The Walt Disney Company. [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Gorman was born in Melbourne, Australia. His family had an Irish background. [7] His father R. Kevin Gorman worked as an engineer and headed an engineering consulting company in Melbourne. [7]

He was the sixth of 10 children; [8] [7] his siblings include former Supreme Court of Victoria judge Katharine Williams. [9]

Gorman was educated at Xavier College, a Catholic boarding school for boys in Melbourne. [10] He then studied law at the University of Melbourne, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws and was a residential member and president of Newman College. [10]

He moved to the United States to obtain a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, [11] which he completed in 1987. [12]

Career

Early career

In 1982 he joined the law firm Phillips Fox and Masel (now DLA Piper). [13]

After graduating from Columbia Business School in New York City in 1987, [12] he joined McKinsey & Company and eventually became a senior partner in the firm's financial services practice. [14] At McKinsey he worked on the Merrill Lynch account for ten years, and helped develop Merrill's online internet strategy. [12]

In 1999, he joined Merrill Lynch in the newly created role of chief marketing officer. [15] He also joined the 19-member executive management committee. [15] Within two years, he was in charge of Merrill's brokerage business. [8]

Morgan Stanley

Gorman left Merrill Lynch in February 2006 to join Morgan Stanley as the president and chief operating officer of the Global Wealth Management Group (GWMG). [16] In October 2007, Gorman took on the additional role of co-head of strategic planning with CFO Colm Kelleher. [16] In December 2007, he was named co-president of Morgan Stanley, along with Walid Chammah, [16] with Gorman overseeing wealth management and asset management and Chammah overseeing institutional securities. [16]

In 2009, he helped create the largest wealth management platform globally when he led the merger and integration of Morgan Stanley's wealth management business with Citi's Smith Barney business. [17] Structured as a staggered acquisition, Morgan Stanley purchased the remaining 35% of the Smith Barney business in June 2013, and became a global leader in wealth management with over 16,000 financial advisors and $1.8 trillion in client assets. [17]

In September 2009, it was announced that Gorman would become CEO of Morgan Stanley in January 2010. [18] He assumed the additional title of chairman in January 2012 following the retirement of John J. Mack. [19]

In 2014 he was included in the 50 Most Influential ranking of Bloomberg Markets Magazine. [20]

In January 2020, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) [21] that recognizes Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service or exceptional achievement. Gorman said he was "honoured to receive this award and extremely proud to represent Australia abroad", adding, "While most of my working life has been in the US my heart remains firmly Australian." [22]

In 2020, Morgan Stanley announced two multibillion-dollar acquisitions of E*trade Financial Corp. and Eaton Vance Corp. [23]

Gorman spoke at the November 2022 inaugural Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit. [24] The Hong Kong Democracy Council claimed that his presence, along with other financial executives, legitimized the Hong Kong government's whitewashing of the erosion of freedoms in the city. [25] Several members of Congress also warned that US financial executives should not attend the Summit, saying "Their presence only serves to legitimise the swift dismantling of Hong Kong's autonomy, free press and the rule of law by Hong Kong authorities acting along with the Chinese Communist Party." [26]

In May 2023, Gorman announced his forthcoming retirement as CEO of Morgan Stanley. [27] He was succeeded as CEO by Ted Pick on January 1, 2024, while remaining executive chairman of the firm's board. [28] In May 2024, Gorman announced he would retire as chairman at the end of the year. [29] On October 24, 2024, it was announced that CEO Ted Pick would succeed Gorman as chairman. [30]

The Walt Disney Company

In October 2024, the Walt Disney Company announced that Gorman would become its new chairman, starting on January 2, 2025. [5] [6]

Board memberships

Outside of Morgan Stanley, Gorman serves as a director of the Walt Disney Company, a director of the Council on Foreign Relations, chair of the board of overseers of the Columbia Business School, and is a member of the Business Council. [31]

He formerly served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, president of the Federal Advisory Council to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, [32] co-chairman of the Partnership for New York City, [33] co-chairman the business committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [8] and chairman of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in Washington, D.C. [34]

Personal life

Gorman passed the US citizenship test in 2004, [35] and is a dual citizen of Australia and the United States. [36] He lives in Manhattan [8] and has two adult children. [7]

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