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Walid A. Chammah (born April 12, , Beirut, Lebanon) is the former co-president of Morgan Stanley & Co. and Chairman of Morgan Stanley International.

He retired from the Firm in early after serving Morgan Stanley for over 19 years, including overseeing the Firm's Global Institutional Securities business and operations, and serving as a member of both the Management and Operating Committees.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr Chammah was a managing director at The First Boston Corporation and was responsible for U.S. Taxable Fixed Income Capital Markets and the Structured Finance Groups. Mr Chammah led the asset finance business in the mid-eighties and early nineties and is considered a pioneer in developing the ABS market and all aspects of non-mortgage securitization.

Mr Chammah became a partner in

Mr Chammah sits on the Boards of the American University of Beirut and Bucherer USA; he is an advisory board member of SIGNA Group, and HEC Montreal and a seni