Morgan Stanley's Alice Vilma on Breaking the Barriers on Wall St.

The video discusses Wall Street's appreciation for innovators and highlights Alice Filmer's role at Morgan Stanley's accelerator, which supports women and people of color. The accelerator has seen significant success, with companies receiving funding and acquisitions. The VC community's sentiment has shifted towards investing in diverse founders without sacrificing returns. Efforts to increase diversity in venture capital are underway, with Morgan Stanley focusing on internal diversity and multicultural client strategies to build deeper relationships with communities of color.

What is the primary focus of the in-house startup accelerator co-managed by Alice Filmer at Morgan Stanley?

• To provide loans to small businesses

• To support tech startups

• To invest in real estate

• To help women and people of color scale their businesses

Since the launch of the accelerator in 2017, what significant change has been observed in the VC community?

• An increase in the belief that investing in diverse founders can maximize returns

• A decrease in funding for diverse founders

• A shift towards investing only in tech startups

• A decline in interest in multicultural entrepreneurs

What strategy does Morgan Stanley employ to increase diversity within venture capitalists?

• Focusing solely on tech investments

• Hiring more diverse professionals

• Reducing the number of investments

• Limiting partnerships with other firms

How does Morgan Stanley aim to build credibility with communities of color?

• By limiting interactions with diverse communities

• By reducing the number of conferences

• Through initiatives like conferences and podcasts

• By focusing only on large corporations

What is one of the outcomes of Morgan Stanley's multicultural client strategy team?

• Reduction in the number of diverse professionals

• Focus on only small businesses

• Increased pipelines and deeper relationships with communities of color

• Decreased communication with communities of color

What is the purpose of the marquee conference organized by Morgan Stanley?

• To limit interactions with diverse communities

• To promote tech startups

• To bring together executives of color and promote their platform

• To focus on real estate investments

What is the goal of Morgan Stanley's multicultural client strategy team?

• To reduce the number of diverse professionals

• To limit partnerships with other firms

• To deepen relationships with diverse communities and increase business pipelines

• To focus only on tech investments