Alita Wingfield

Alita Wingfield is a seasoned legal and compliance professional with substantial experience in various leadership roles at Morgan Stanley since November 2004, including Managing Director and Head of Talent, Compliance Training, and Bank Non-Market Risk, among others. Wingfield oversees talent development, management training, and diversity initiatives while previously managing the global compliance training program and litigation matters. Additionally, Wingfield serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Fordham Law Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance, teaching Effective Compliance Training and Communications. With a solid legal background that includes positions at firms such as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Arnold & Porter, Wingfield holds a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law, a Master of Laws from Temple University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Spelman College.