Rob Rooney

Rob spent over 30 years at Morgan Stanley in several senior executive roles, including 10 years on the Firmwide Operating Committee. Most recently, Rob was the Global Head of Technology, Operations, and Firm Resilience for Morgan Stanley, where he led a comprehensive, firmwide transformation centred around technology, data, security, resilience and workforce modernisation.

Responsible for Morgan Stanley’s largest organisation (35,000 staff), he drove rapid change, including directing a complex and innovative Cloud journey and a strategic partnership with Microsoft. Rob also organised the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning 100,000 global employees to work-from-home while maintaining platform stability and performance during record volumes of activity.

As the CEO of Morgan Stanley International Rob led the firm’s UK and EMEA businesses and its 9,000 staff through the tumultuous period following Brexit. He directed a significant restructuring of the global business to meet the firm’s business objectives within the new regulatory requirements. Rob held various roles within the Fixed Income, Equity, and Capital Markets businesses, ultimately serving as the Co-Global Head of Fixed Income, co-leading a team of 2,000 through the successful, post-GFC restructuring of Morgan Stanley's largest balance sheet and risk division. He also served as a Board Director for Morgan Stanley International.

Rob is a Board Member and Chair of the Development Committee for The Jed Foundation, the largest charity in the US focused on mental health and suicide prevention for young people. Rob’s work with the Foundation and Morgan Stanley contributed to the establishment of the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health, now the firm’s main charitable priority.