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Morgan Stanley managing director, author and motivational speaker Carla Harris will share lessons from her new book, Strategize to Win, and discuss the fine art of navigating career success with a Rider financial services’ mentor and her protege in a fireside chat at С����Ƶ on Tuesday, April 26. 

“We are thrilled and honored to welcome Carla Harris to Rider. She is among the most powerful and respected women in business today," says Pamela Mingle, co-director of Rider Women’s Leadership Council. 

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Harris is vice chairman, Global Wealth Management; managing director; and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley. She was appointed chair of the National Women’s Business Council by President Barack Obama in 2013. She is the author of Strategize to Win (2014) and Expect to Win (2009). Since the release of Strategize to Win, Harris has been featured on CNBC’s Power Lunch, NBC’s TODAY show and WABC’s Here and Now. 

"We are delighted to welcome her to Rider to share her insights and wisdom for career success," Mingle says. "Whether you’re just getting started on your career path, need help getting ‘unstuck’ from a difficult situation, in need of new direction, or looking to position yourself to better manage your career — no matter the environment, we’re sure you’ll find Carla’s sage advice helpful, and this event an evening to remember.” 

Harris is among those on&�Բ�����;��ǰ��ٳܲԱ�’s “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America” (2013); U. S. Banker’s “Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance” (2011, 2010, 2009); Black Enterprise’s “Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business” (2010); Black Enterprise’s “Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street” (2006 – 2011); Essence’s “The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World”; and Ebony’s “Power 100” and “15 Corporate Women at the Top.” 

She was named “Woman of the Year 2011” by the Yale Black Men’s Forum and “Woman of the Year 2004” by the Harvard Black Men’s Forum. Harris is also a gospel recording artist with three released CDs.

The fireside chat with Carla Harris is sponsored by the Rider Women’s Leadership Council with co-sponsors the Financial Women’s Association and the Mercadien Group. The fee to attend is $25 per person. The event, which is open to the public, will be held in the Fireside Lounge in the Bart Luedeke Center on the Lawrenceville Campus. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for light refreshments and networking.