James P. Gorman ’87

James P. Gorman is Chairman of The Walt Disney Co. and Chairman Emeritus of Morgan Stanley.

Prior to becoming Chairman Emeritus in January 2025, Mr. Gorman served as Executive Chairman from January to December 2024, CEO from January 2010 until December 2023 and Chairman from January 2012 until December 2023. He joined the Firm in February 2006 and was named Co-President in December 2007.

Before he joined Morgan Stanley, Mr. Gorman held a succession of executive positions at Merrill Lynch, and prior to this was a senior partner of McKinsey & Co. He began his career as an attorney in Melbourne, Australia.

Separately, Mr. Gorman serves as a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, Co-Chair of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School and Trustee of Columbia University.

He formerly served as a Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, President of the Federal Advisory Council to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Co-Chairman of the Partnership for New York City, Chairman of the Board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), and Co-Chairman of the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Born in Australia, Mr. Gorman received BA and law degrees from the University of Melbourne and an MBA degree from Columbia University.