Henry A. Fernandez
Henry A. Fernandez has served as a director and Chairman of our Board since 2007 and as our CEO since 1998. He served as our President from 1998 to 2017. Before leading MSCI’s transition to becoming a fully independent, public company in 2007, he was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he worked in emerging markets product strategy, equity derivative sales and trading, mergers and acquisitions, worldwide corporate finance and mortgage finance for U.S. financial institutions. Mr. Fernandez worked for Morgan Stanley from 1983 to 1991 and from 1994 to 2007. Mr. Fernandez holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Georgetown University, an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and pursued doctoral studies in economics at Princeton University.
Mr. Fernandez has extensive experience and leadership in the financial services industry, as well as unparalleled knowledge of MSCI and its business. As MSCI’s Chief Executive Officer, he brings significant senior leadership, and direct knowledge and experience, in the Company’s culture, business development, strategy, growth and long-term success. In addition, as the lead director of another public company, Mr. Fernandez also brings additional experience and insight with respect to corporate governance.