Sophie is Global COO of Morgan Stanley’s Shared Services and
Banking Operations. Prior to that, she was EMEA CAO of Morgan Stanley's Legal
and Compliance Division. This followed four years as Head of Group Treasury
(Legal) at Virgin Money leading execution of corporate finance activity in
excess of £13bn.
She is the recipient of many industry awards and has been featured
in the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Management Today and The Power List of
Black Britons. She is an Ambassador of the 30% Club, Co-founder of the Black
British Business Awards and Strategic Advisor to Morgan Stanley’s African and
Caribbean Business Alliance.
Sophie serves on the International Presence Committee of the
Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent membership organization
committed to increasing the number of global black executives in c-suites, on
corporate boards and in global enterprises. Sophie is also Chair of the
Advisory Panel of The Network of Networks (TNON) BAME/Multicultural Chapter.
TNON brings together employee resource group (ERG) leaders from over 70
significant corporations to develop and drive best practices for diversity and
inclusion initiatives. TNON ensures that network leaders are properly trained
to be effective change agents and lead ERGs that are strategically relevant to
their businesses.
She is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and has served on
the Boards of Trustees of Sentebale and Protimos. Sentebale was founded by
Prince Harry to support children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. In 2018 she
was recognized by Her Majesty The Queen for her contribution in the
Commonwealth diaspora as part of the convening of the Commonwealth Heads of
Government.
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