Jeanne Cotroneo Darrow

Kathy Grasmeder, a 2021 Morgan Stanley MAKER, says her goal is to connect with women before a death, divorce or disability leaves them as the family financial decision-maker. In 2007, with her work partner of six years about to retire, Morgan Stanley Managing Director and Financial Advisor Kathleen Grasmeder was looking to form a partnership once more.

Morgan Stanley MAKER Krystal Barker Buissereth uses finance to enhance people’s lives and empower their futures.

Doreen Eldred, Head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Service Review Unit and recently named a Morgan Stanley MAKER, is a problem-solver in an industry she was meant for.

In 2014, Lisa and Mike Chanowsky heard the words every parent dreads.

“Your son has cancer,” doctors told the couple after finding two nodules on their 23-year-old son Tom’s thyroid—and two in his chest.

This story is about the love and ambition of Tom's sister, Mary Kate, who went on to earn the Girl Scouts' highest award, inspired to help others by her brother.

Jessica Desjardins, who leads Morgan Stanley’s Women In Wealth networking group, is working hard to connect others and create a more inclusive environment for all.
Jessica Desjardins still has a vivid image of the poster she saw hanging in a campus hallway as an economics major at Barnard College. What caught her attention was the headline: “You’re only as strong as your network. Join ours.”

Devastated when she didn’t get into law school, this Morgan Stanley Managing Director now sees it was the best thing to ever happen to her. She shares this and other life lessons.

I created this brochure to help this non-profit organization market themselves to prospective donors. I interviewed clients the organization has helped, wrote the copy, and coordinated the design, printing and production.

I drafted this advisory team positioning and bios.

I helped draft these biographies for this UBS advisory team.

I wrote this article for the firm's clients and prospects after interviewing DHG thought leaders.

These are exciting times for your enterprise! You’ve been acquired by a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to become a public company, and proceeds are in hand. The negotiations and business combinations are behind you, and your securities have been registered. Still, you face challenges and risks...

I wrote this article for clients of DHG based on interviews and information provided by DHG executives and thought leaders.

For CFOs and finance teams, the shifts brought forth during a tumultuous 2020 have set the course for a challenging 2021. Already grappling with regulatory, market and technological changes, CFO offices face mounting pressure to control costs, drive value to the business, and support scalable growth. On top of that, they must cope with the global COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of tax policy and regulatory changes under a new U.S. administration.

I wrote this whitepaper (2021 overview of what financial industry executives need to have their eyes on) for DGH clients after a series of interviews with key thought leaders.

Sue Van Der Linden, a coach and mentor to women and the younger generation and recently named a Morgan Stanley MAKER, puts fears aside to be the change in her industry.

In the industry for nearly 30 years, Morgan Stanley MAKER Michelle Stewart, Mid-Atlantic Region Manager of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, jokes about having banking in her blood.

This is one in a series of articles I was hired to write for Morgan Stanley.

From farm to Phoenix sub-complex, this Morgan Stanley Branch Manager is a MAKER, a mentor and a marathon runner who raises up others around her and shares her career advice.