Melissa James

Melissa James is a vice chairman and managing director of Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. She is currently chief risk officer for lending, where she oversees capital, liquidity, and balance sheet management across Global Capital Markets.

James's previous leadership positions with the firm include global head of Loan Products, where she managed over $80 billion of loan commitments for clients, and chair of the Capital Commitment Committee.

James has been recognized by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the "Top 75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street" and as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America.”