Tia Counts

As MSCI’s Chief Responsibility Officer, Tia oversees MSCI’s corporate responsibility policies, practices and initiatives, a role which includes guiding the company to achieve its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goals. Tia drives the inclusion and belonging strategy for the firm and aligns the firm’s goals pertaining to building an inclusive culture with MSCI’s business outcomes. She also leads culture transformation and employee engagement for the firm.

Tia, a managing director, combines a legal background and extensive experience navigating the financial regulatory and governance terrain of the U.K. and EU to build and scale procedures and operations supporting MSCI’s global business objectives.

Previously, Tia developed and drove talent strategies for J.P. Morgan’s global asset and wealth management business. She also served as a lawyer and revenue producer specializing in derivatives at Morgan Stanley in New York and London. She began as a corporate finance attorney specializing in debt capital markets.

Tia earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Spanish from the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. A native of Los Angeles, she currently resides in London.