LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Carla A. Harris upon the occasion of her
designation for special recognition by The Links Incorporated

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals of remarkable integrity and character
who have inspired and brought pride to our majestic Empire State with
their strong contributions to the community and model citizenship; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Carla A.
Harris upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by
The Links Incorporated at its 60th Annual Easter Luncheon and Fashion
Show on Saturday, April 11, 2009, in New York City; and
WHEREAS, The Links Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit
corporation, established in 1946; the membership consists of 12,000
professional women of color in 270 chapters located in 42 states, the
District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; it is one of
the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of
extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and
ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and
other persons of African ancestry; and
WHEREAS, Carla Harris is a Managing Director in the Strategic Client
Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management providing investment
advice to Corporations, Public Pension Plans, Foundations and Endow-
ments; she also heads the Emerging Managers Platform, and formerly head-
ed the equity capital markets effort for the Consumer and Retail indus-
tries and was responsible for Equity Private Placements; and
WHEREAS, Carla Harris has extensive industry experiences in the tech-
nology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial,
and healthcare sectors; for more than a decade, she was a senior member
of the Equity Syndicate desk and executed such transactions as initial
public offerings for UPS, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Ariba,
Redback, the General Motors sub-IPO of Delphi Automotive, and the large
common stock transaction for Immunex Corporation, the largest biotech-
nology follow on offering in United States history; and
WHEREAS, Carla Harris was designated for honors in the following
publications: FORTUNE MAGAZINE's list of "The 50 Most Powerful Black
Executives in Corporate America", and its "Most Influential List" 2005;
BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE's "Top 50 African Americans on Wall Street";
ESSENCE MAGAZINE's list of "The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World";
EBONY MAGAZINE's list of "15 Corporate Women at The Top"; the NETWORK
JOURNAL's 2005 list of "25 Most Outstanding Women in Business"; and
named "Woman of the Year 2004" by the Harvard University Black Men's
Forum; and
WHEREAS, Carla Harris began her career with Morgan Stanley in the
Mergers & Acquisitions department in 1987; prior to joining Morgan Stan-
ley, she earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University; and
WHEREAS, Actively involved in her community, Carla Harris heartily
believes that "we are blessed so that we can be a blessing to someone
else"; as a result, she has provided for the Carla Harris Scholarship
Funds at both Harvard University, and at Bishop Kenny High School in
Jacksonville, Florida; and
WHEREAS, A recipient of numerous awards, Carla Harris is the Chair of
the Board of The New York City Food Bank, Food for Survival, and the
Morgan Stanley Foundation and sits on the boards of The Executive Lead-
ership Council, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), A Better
Chance, Inc., The Apollo Theater Foundation, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the St.
Charles Borromeo Catholic School, and is an active member of the St.

Charles Gospelites of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church; she is also
on the board of the Maya Angelou Research for Minority Health; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned our
recognition and applause; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Carla A. Harris upon the occasion of her designation for special
recognition by The Links Incorporated; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Carla A. Harris.