Ted Pick

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Morgan Stanley

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Ted Pick has been chief executive of Morgan Stanley since January 2024 and chairman since January 2025. A Morgan Stanley veteran of more than 30 years, he built his career in the firm’s equities and capital markets businesses, ran global sales and trading from 2015 and headed Institutional Securities from 2018 to 2023, also serving as Co-President and Co-Head of Corporate Strategy from 2021. Morgan Stanley ranked No. 39 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chairman of Morgan Stanley since January 2025; CEO since January 2024.
• Co-President and Co-Head of Corporate Strategy, 2021 to 2023.
• Head of Institutional Securities, 2018 to 2023.
• Global Head of Sales and Trading, 2015 to 2018.

Professional Journey

Pick earned a bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College and an MBA at Harvard Business School. At Morgan Stanley he co-headed Global Equity Capital Markets from 2005 and Global Capital Markets from 2008, then led Global Equities, as co-head from 2009 and head from 2011.

He was Global Head of Sales and Trading from 2015 to 2018 and Head of Institutional Securities from 2018 to 2023, adding the roles of Co-President and Co-Head of Corporate Strategy in June 2021.

He became Chief Executive Officer and a director in January 2024 and Chairman in January 2025.

Education

Middlebury College

Bachelor’s degree

Harvard Business School

MBA