Desrye Morgan
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities and Vice Chairwoman, Houston First Corp.
Desrye Morgan is a managing director with the Wells Fargo Securities Southwest Public Finance group. She is an accomplished lawyer and investment banker with over 17 years of experience in advising and structuring over $8 billion of municipal financings for housing, transportation, airport, water and sewer systems and other public benefit projects. At Wells Fargo, Desrye also serves on the Houston Leadership Repetitional Council and the Diversity and Inclusion Council. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she was a director with the municipal finance group of UBS Investment Bank and a vice president with Banc of America Securities. As a lawyer, her area of practice consisted of public finance, corporate and business transactions with concentration on business acquisitions, dispositions and regulatory compliance.
In 2014, Desrye was diagnosed with Lupus, so she began serving as an advocate for broader research and clinical trials among individuals of color who are suffering from Lupus. She has met with members of Congress regarding Lupus funding and co-hosted, along with Donna Sims Wilson, informational receptions. Desrye is the proud mother of Joshua Pierre. Joshua is the founder and designer of Edwige Pierre, a menswear brand, of which Desrye is member and advisor. She enjoys complicated jigsaw puzzles, yoga, traveling and baking.
Education and Professional Background
• South Texas College of Law,
J.D., 1996
• The University of Houston, B.S.,
Political Science, 1990
• Admitted to practice: Texas, 1996
• FINRA Series 53, 7 and 63
Boards and Affiliations
• Wells Fargo Diversity and Inclusion
Council 2017 to Present
• South Texas Alumni Association
2015 to Present
• Midtown Arts and Theater Center
2015 to Present
• Houston First Corporation 2010
to Present
• Super Bowl 51 Host Committee
Board 2015 – 2018
• Houston Area Urban League 2010
to 2013
• I Have A Dream – Houston 2004
to 2009
• Contemporary Art Museum Houston
2002 to 2004
• Project Row Houses 2001 to 2006
• American Public Transportation
Association 2009 to Present
• National Association of Securities
Professionals 2004 to Present
• Lupus Research Alliance, Advocate
• The Links, Inc., Member
• Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.,
Member
• Graduate of Center of Houston’s
Future, Fall 2010
Desrye Morgan
Managing Director
Wells Fargo Securities
desrye.morgan@wellsfargo.com
