Jane McCooey
Where do you live? Weehawken, New Jersey.
Current company and position? Morgan Stanley Executive Director and Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Technology & Services.
First job and what it taught me? My first real job (beyond a few weeks) was as a Sales Associate at Abercrombie & Fitch in Cape Cod, MA, during a J1 summer. It taught me the importance of process, governance, punctuality, and excellent customer service.
How do you embrace your Irish heritage? I am very involved with many of the amazing organizations that connect the Irish in America to home and enable us to embrace our Irish heritage in a meaningful way. I am the Founder of Liberty Gaels Camogie Club, and was Chairperson for nearly a decade. I am the Founder & CEO of Women with Ambition (“WWA”), a professional network for Irish and Irish-American women. WWA provides a space for women across industries to form a meaningful network, with aspirations to grow across the US. WWA’s offerings include peer mentorship, large networking events, and opportunities to learn from expert guest speakers. It has pioneered, among other initiatives, the WWA Female Founder Expo and a Golf Society. I am a 2025 Fellow for the Centre of Democracy & Peace Building Leadership Fellowship, which brings together political, business, and civic leaders in support of the peace process and to enhance the prosperity of Northern Ireland. I am the Global Ambassador for AwakenAngels, the first and only all-island of Ireland women-led investment syndicate with the aim of democratizing angel investing for women; I serve as Co-Chair of the Young Partners Board of Irish American Partnership, and I am also part of the Cooperation Ireland USA and CMRF USA Boards.
Something people would be surprised to know about me... I very recently pivoted from Legal to Technology after many years as a Lawyer, and I am loving it so far!
Biography: Jane McCooey is Executive Director and Chief of Staff at Morgan Stanley. Prior, Jane was an Associate at Davis Polk. From Armagh, Jane studied Law with French Law (UCD and Toulouse), Master of Law (Cambridge University), an Executive MBA (Quantic), and worked at the European Commission and Freshfields (Brussels). Honors: Irish Echo Community Champion 2022; Irish America Business 100 2023, 2024, 2025; Irish America Wall Street 50 2023, 2024 and 2025 (Keynote Speaker); Irish America Legal 100 2023; “Women of Ireland” 2025 Leadership; Second place 2025 International Irish Businesswoman of the Year at IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards.
