Chris O’Dea is the Head of Field & Client Business Development for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He leads the Regional Sales teams (including the Business Development Managers) and Product Sales teams (including Alternative Investments, Consulting Group, Annuities and Insurance). Chris’ responsibilities also include the oversight of the Virtual Engagement Associate program.
After graduating from Connecticut College with a bachelor’s degree in Government, Chris joined the firm in 1998 as an institutional fixed income salesperson on the Dealer Sales Desk in New York. In 2002, Chris relocated to San Francisco to manage the Capital Markets office and help integrate the Wealth Management Taxable Fixed Income and Municipal Bond organizations. He returned to New York in 2014 where he led the Capital Markets Sales and Content teams across both Equity and Fixed Income. In 2018, Chris took a leadership role in the sales organization and overtime has expanded his responsibilities to ultimately running the group in his current position.