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Carla Harris launches the 2015 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs with a keynote address following a welcome message by James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations.

On August 14, 2013, President Obama appointed Carla A. Harris as Chairperson of the National Women’s Business Council.

WSITB includes revealing interviews with professionals who have built remarkable careers for themselves on Wall Street.  Among those who inspired Drunia Duvivier   to produce WSITB and featured in the documentary is Carla A. Harris, Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management, Managing Director, and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley.

“Carla’s Pearls”

1.  Authenticity. The power really is you. Be true to yourself. Somewhere along the way you started patterning yourself along someone else’s style. Be

the best at being you.

2. Perception is the co-pilot for reality. You can train people to think about you in a certain way. Think of three adjectives you want others to use about you when you are not in the room. Start using those adjectives about yourself. In another month or so, you’ll hear others use those adjectives when talking about you.

3.  Find a mentor and a sponsor. A mentor is someone who will give you the good, the bad, and the ugly. A sponsor is a passionate advocate who “carries your papers for you” – they are the ones who fight for you when you are not in the room such as at a performance review.

4.  Be willing to take risks. Be willing to take risks. Be willing to take risks. Remember: FEAR is False Evidence of things Appearing Real.

5.  Balance. Balance. Balance. What’s fueling your professional platform? Keep that on you calendar and also make time to give back to others.

Reginald F. Lewis's daughter, Christina Lewis Halpern, extends his legacy to future generations of technology professionals. 

All Star Code is a new non-profit initiative that seeks to attract, prepare, and place high-potential, qualified young black men in the tech-career pipeline.