MORGAN STANLEY EXECUTIVE JOINS CiC FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jerry Wood inspired to help sick kids in hospitals
HUNTINGTON, NY, October 25, 2007 – Pat LaFontaine announced today that Jerome Wood, a managing director at Morgan Stanley in New York has agreed to join the Companions in Courage Foundation's Board of Directors. Wood previously served on the foundation's Board of Trustees.
LaFontaine said, "We are truly fortunate to be able to add someone of Jerry's character and conviction to our board. He has demonstrated time and again that helping those less fortunate is an important part of his life. The kids who utilize Lions Den rooms are the big winners today."
Wood is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and works with the Firm's Management Committee on employee and client projects, focusing on Firmwide recruiting, talent management, Firm culture and leadership.
He first joined Morgan Stanley in 1978 as a Trader in Fixed Income. He was promoted to Vice President in 1985, Principal in 1987 and was elected to Managing Director in 1992. Mr. Wood also served as the National Sales Manager in Fixed Income.
Before rejoining the Firm in his current role in January 2006, Mr. Wood was with Credit Suisse First Boston from 2003-2005, most recently serving as Global Co-Head of Fixed Income.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Wood graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting from Manhattan College in 1975. He also received an M.B.A. from New York University in 1980.
Wood and his wife, Monica, made a significant contribution to the building of the Lion's Den at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at New York Presbyterian Hospital. At the room's opening he asserted that he wanted to do more to assist the delivery of these special rooms to kids in other hospitals. He will be well-positioned to do that from his new role in the organization. He joins LaFontaine; executive director, Jim Johnson; treasurer Roger Simon; Jon Luther of Dunkin' Donuts, Richard Pluta of Merrill Lynch, Bruce Komiske of UCSF Children's Hospital and Marybeth LaFontaine on the foundation's board.
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