About Claudia Mollerup-Madsen
Claudia Mollerup-Madsen, was born in Peru. Her father was an oil and
gas mechanical engineer turned “wildcatter” during the boom of international oil and gas exploration in very remote areas of the world. By the age of six years old, Claudia had lived in Peru, California, Ecuador and Indonesia, thus beginning her childhood expat life, yet always maintaining her Peruvian roots concurrently, both in language and in culture. This heritage is extremely important to Claudia. It defines her ability to be multicultural and have deep roots which are close to her heart.
Claudia graduated from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio with a B.A. in International Business. Being fluent in Spanish and English, she decided to add Portuguese to her skills and studied in Rio de Janeiro for one year. By traveling the world and experiencing foreign locations, not only as a tourist but living and studying abroad, educated her in ways that books could never teach. She is grateful for her experiences.
Claudia worked for Merrill Lynch from 1989-1990; Citigroup Private Bank 1990-2001; UBS International 2001- 2009; and 2009 up to current position with Morgan Stanley.
Claudia holds the CRPC Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor- designation and hold the Series 7 and 66 registrations as well as the Life, Health and Variable annuity license.
Claudia has been in the financial advisory sector for 29 years serving both U.S. residents as well as Non-U.S. residents. She is a member of the Women’s Advisory Council within her Morgan Stanley complex. This honor is chosen by the management team to develop, empower and encourage the professional advancement of female financial advisors.
In 2018 she was selected as a Woman Who Means Business by the Houston Business Journal.
Claudia also a recipient of the 2019 class of Morgan Stanley’s Makers program, that identifies and celebrates accomplished women from a variety of fields.
Claudia has been interviewed multiple times on ABC13, Univision, KUHF, NPR, Houston Business Journal and KPRC 950 AM to discuss relevant financial topics.
Claudia is involved in her Houston local community as well. She is a past board member of The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, where she taught financial literacy to women at risk. Additionally, she is a member of the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo (HLSR) – International Committee, where she is interpreter for international VIP’s and the Executive Committee. She is also a board member for the Texas Region USTA Board and Budget & Finance Committee.
Claudia and her husband of 32 years, Poul, have two grown children. She is an avid tennis player and always looking for a competitive match.
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