Candida de Silva
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
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Candida is a Managing Director and portfolio specialist on the International Equity team which manages high quality equity strategies including Global Brands. She joined Morgan Stanley in August 2019 and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she spent 11 years at BlackRock, most recently as Head of the UK Charities & Endowments business. Before that she was at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Mellon and its subsidiary Newton. Candida holds an M.A. in Modern Languages from Cambridge University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She was highly commended in the category of Fund Saleswoman of the Year in the Investment Week Women in Investment Awards 2021 and selected as one of Brummell’s Inspirational Women 2023 for pioneering positive change in their workplace. Candida leads retention efforts for MSIM EMEA’s Diversity Focus Committee and is a trustee for a girls’ educational foundation.
candida.de.silva@morganstanley.com