Chirantan “CJ” Desai Appointed to MSCI Inc. Board of Directors
11 Março 2024 - 7:55AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community,
announced today that Chirantan “CJ” Desai, the President and Chief
Operating Officer of ServiceNow, Inc. (“ServiceNow”), has been
appointed to serve as an independent director on MSCI’s Board of
Directors (the “Board”), effective today. Mr. Desai will serve as a
member of the Strategy and Finance Committee of the Board.
Following the appointment of Mr. Desai, the Board will be comprised
of 13 directors.
“As MSCI actively invests in further accelerating our
technology-driven and AI-powered approaches to servicing our
clients, CJ will bring extensive expertise in these areas to MSCI’s
Board,” said Henry A. Fernandez, MSCI’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. “His experience as the President and Chief
Operating Officer of one of the world’s leading enterprise software
companies, overseeing products, platform, AI, design, engineering,
cloud infrastructure and customer success will allow him to offer
invaluable insight. CJ joins a strong board with deep expertise
across the investment and technology industries, and we look
forward to his contributions,” added Mr. Fernandez.
“MSCI is one of the foremost innovators in the investment
industry, helping clients address the challenges of a transforming
investment landscape. I am excited to join the Board at this
critical juncture, as MSCI develops the tools and solutions for the
next evolution of global investing, supported by cutting-edge
technology,” said Mr. Desai. “I look forward to working closely
with the Board and management to continue delivering success for
our clients and driving meaningful value for our shareholders.”
Chirantan “CJ” Desai currently serves as President and Chief
Operating Officer at ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW). He leads
enterprise-wide operations to ensure business rigor — from
innovation to execution. Prior to joining ServiceNow, Mr. Desai was
the president of the Emerging Technologies Division at EMC where he
had a full P&L responsibility for emerging technology products
with a focus on launching and growing new businesses. From November
2004 to September 2013, Mr. Desai held several senior leadership
roles at Symantec Corporation, including executive vice president
of Information Management and senior vice president of Endpoint and
Mobile Security. Mr. Desai began his career with Oracle Corp and
was a key member of the team that launched Oracle’s first cloud
service. Mr. Desai has a Master’s degree in Computer Science and an
MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 50
years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process. To learn more, please
visit www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
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