Morgan Stanley

Jane McCooey is an Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Global Technology & Data Legal Group. She is Co-Chair of the Community & Giving Back Pillar of the Women’s Business Alliance at Morgan Stanley. Before Morgan Stanley, Jane was a Senior Associate at the international law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

Jane is the Founder & CEO of Women with Ambition (“WWA”), a professional network for Irish and Irish-American women in New York. WWA provides a space for women of all industries to connect profoundly and form meaningful networks with aspirations to grow across the US. WWA’s offerings include a peer mentorship program, large networking events, and learning opportunities from expert guest speakers through its special “Speaker Series” and unique “Education Series.” WWA pioneered the Female Founder Expo, which draws Irish and US entrepreneurs and a women’s Golf Society.

She is currently a Fellow of the Centre of Democracy & Peace Building Leadership Fellowship, which brings political, business, and civic leaders together to support the peace process and enhance Northern Ireland’s prosperity. Jane serves as Co-Chair of the Young Partners Board of Irish American Partnership and is the Founder of Liberty Gaels Camogie Club.

An Armagh native, Jane studied Law with French Law at University College Dublin and Université Toulouse Capitole, a Master of Law at Cambridge University, and an Executive MBA with Quantic School of Business. She worked in Brussels, at the European Commission, and at Freshfields.

Jane was an honoree of the Irish Echo Community Champion Award 2022 and an honoree of Irish America’s Business 100, Wall Street 50, and the Irish Voice Legal 100 2023.