Drawing from over three decades at the highest levels of Wall Street as a Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley, Carla Harris distills her most hard-won career wisdom into actionable Pearls—practical tools for building influence, earning authentic sponsorship, and advancing through any organization. This keynote delivers the strategies that Carla has shared with audiences around the world as one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America.

Success does not happen to you—you have to decide to expect it, prepare for it, and show up for it consistently. Carla Harris shares the mindset, habits, and interpersonal strategies that helped her rise to become a Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman and one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Black Executives, offering a practical and inspiring playbook for anyone ready to close the gap between where they are and where they are meant to be.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just the right thing to do—they are a measurable business imperative backed by decades of evidence. Carla Harris delivers a data-driven, experience-backed argument for why diverse teams consistently outperform homogeneous ones, and provides leaders with concrete, proven strategies for building the authentically inclusive organizations that attract top talent, drive innovation, and create sustainable competitive advantage in any market.