Founder Profile
Harold Stanley
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Harold Stanley?
Harold Stanley is a founder of Morgan Stanley, which was founded in 1935 with Henry S. Morgan.
- Company founded
- Morgan Stanley
- Founded
- 1935
- Co-founders
- Henry S. Morgan
Background
Graduated from Yale University and served as a partner at J.P. Morgan & Co.
Founding Story
Harold Stanley (1885-1963) co-founded Morgan Stanley in 1935 alongside Henry S. Morgan. Following the passage of the Glass-Steagall Act, which forced banks to separate commercial and investment banking, Stanley left J.P. Morgan & Co. to establish the new firm purely as an investment bank. He served as the firm's president, rapidly securing massive corporate clients and establishing Morgan Stanley's initial dominance in Wall Street underwriting.
Education: Hotchkiss School.
Stanley was born on October 2, 1885 and died on May 14, 1963. He ran Morgan Stanley for 20 years and left the firm in 1955. Harold Stanley was born in 1885.