Scott Litner

Scott Litner has over 25 years of financial services experience. He is currently an Executive Director, Financial Advisor, and Director of Global Sports and the Entertainment at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he served as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Taurus Asset Management where he worked closely with professional hockey players. Before Taurus, Scott was a Managing Director at Bank of America, where he led a team that worked with executives, money managers, private equity principals, professional athletes, and high-net-worth families.

Scott spent 17 years working in Institutional Equity Sales. He was a Managing Director and Head of New York Institutional Equity Sales at Nomura Securities; Managing Director at Lazard Capital Markets; Managing Director at Shumway Capital Partners; Managing Director at Bear Stearns; Executive Director at JP Morgan; and Senior Associate at Lehman Brothers.

Scott holds a B.A. in International Relations with an emphasis in Economics from The University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 2016, he helped create and launch the University's "Badgers in Finance" alumni network to mentor and assist students to obtain summer internships and full-time positions with financial services firms in New York City.

Scott is very involved in raising money for spinal cord related charities. For the past eight years, he's hosted the Travis Roy Hockey Classic, an annual charity hockey game at Madison Square Garden that's raised over $1.7 mil for those who have been impacted by spinal cord injuries.

He lives in New York City with his three sons.

Seth Coren has been at Morgan Stanley for 27 years, and has earned the titles of Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor, as well as Family Wealth Director. Seth is the leading Private Wealth Advisor on a team of professionals who advises both private clients and institutions. The private wealth team has decades of experience advising those of significant financial means address the complex challenges of managing their wealth. The team is strategically focused on the intersection of Wealth Management and the Workplace, working closely with team Institutional Consulting lead, Todd Gutkin, to design executive engagement programs to help deliver elevated MSWM educational content, support, and resources to our corporate clients.

Seth and team have received numerous national recognitions for their achievements, including Forbes and Barron’s. In recognition of his experience, Seth has frequently been invited to share his perspectives on wealth management topics with both Morgan Stanley colleagues and industry peers. The team includes five CFP^® professionals, two CFA charter holders, two Corporate Retirement Directors, and four Chartered Retirement Plan Specialists.

In recent years, Seth has reconnected with his passion for bridging Japan and US relations, leaning into the Strategic Alliance between Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) MUFG and Morgan Stanley Enhance Global Strategic Alliance | Morgan Stanley. Since 2017, he has represented Morgan Stanley Wealth Management at six education sessions in Japan for Financial Advisors at Morgan Stanley affiliates. Seth’s experience in Japan has created a rare niche for team in the Japanese client segment, with bilingual/bicultural support for Morgan Stanley’s full offering to both Private Wealth and corporate clients. The team includes three Japanese speakers.

Seth holds a B.A. from Duke University in Comparative Area Studies and a minor in Japanese. He played two years of club baseball at Duke and participated in three NCAA wrestling matches in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Seth served as President of PSLL-NYC from 2017-2023, offering year-round baseball and softball programming to over 600 children on the East Side of Manhattan-- a community institution since 1956. In 2021, Seth was recognized for his stewardship by industry non-profit Invest in Others, Inc., specifically for his significant expansion of girls’ softball programming and dedication to Little League’s Challenger Division, for participants of all abilities.

In New York, he frequently represents Morgan Stanley at Japan Society, the nation’s premier institution for connecting Japanese arts, culture, and business to a US audience. The 2025 ‘Summer of Ichiro’ created unique opportunities to highlight baseball as a critical force in US-Japan diplomacy, culminating with the launch of the Yakyu Baseball exhibit in Cooperstown, NY at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. As a proud supporter of the exhibit, Seth is (temporarily) ‘enshrined’ near Babe Ruth at the exhibit.


2018-2025 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors
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Securities Agent: MT, IL, IA, AK, NJ, NC, MO, MI, KS, IN, AZ, WI, SC, ME, VA, ND, LA, FL, DC, CO, MN, MD, DE, CT, VT, TX, NV, HI, GA, UT, OH, MA, WV, RI, OR, KY, PA, NY, CA, AL, SD, NH, WY, WA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1253066

Scott joined Morgan Stanley in 2012. He has 23 years of experience in the financial services industry having worked on both the buy- and sell- sides of Wall Street as an equity analyst and investor.

Scott leads The Intersect 360 Group’s investment team. He is responsible for security and manager research and selection, as well as portfolio and risk management.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Scott worked as an equity analyst at Millennium Management LLC, a global investment management company. Before that he spent four years at Endeavour Capital Advisors, a long/short equity financial services sector fund, where he was responsible for the firm’s bank research and investments. Scott spent the first part of his career as a Managing Director and analyst in the equity research department of Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1995 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Scott is a CFA charterholder since 2000.

Securities Agent: AL, MN, RI, NC, AZ, WY, NV, KY, IL, HI, FL, VA, UT, TN, SC, OR, MI, MD, MA, CO, CA, VT, SD, PA, NY, IN, GA, WV, OH, NJ, ND, KS, IA, DC, WA, MO, ME, AK, WI, TX, NH, DE, CT; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1272872

Kevin joined Morgan Stanley in 2019 after five years at Merrill Lynch. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP^®)* and has 10+ years of experience in the Wealth Management industry.

Kevin is a Financial Planning Specialist*, Charted Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC^®)*, Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS^®)*, and supports the team as a relationship manager and financial planner.

He graduated from Rutgers University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and daughter. They enjoy traveling, skiing, and spending time at the Jersey Shore with their families.

*This role cannot solicit or provide investment advice

Michael is a Wealth Management Associate at Morgan Stanley. He joined the firm in 2010 and brings over 15 years of wealth management experience to the team. Michael earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification* in 2017. He has worked in several areas within wealth management at Morgan Stanley including Institutional Investment Consulting, Financial Planning, and the Advisory sales desk.

Michael is responsible for supporting the team with financial planning, investment manager and fund analysis, performance reporting, and cultivating meaningful relationships with both clients and employees of the firm.

Michael is a graduate of Fairfield University with a degree in Finance and a minor in Mathematics. He currently resides in Morris Plains, NJ with his wife and daughter and enjoys traveling, playing golf, and fitness.

*This role cannot solicit or provide investment advice

Christian joined Morgan Stanley in 2022 as Client Service Associate. Originally from Los Angeles, he graduated from the University of Southern California in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Finance. Christian holds Series 7 and Series 66 licenses, and is now a Registered Client Service Associate.

Christian moved to the East Coast in 2022, and currently resides in Manhattan. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, skiing, and cheering on his USC Trojans!

Tyler began his career with Morgan Stanley in 2023 and joined The Intersect 360 Group in 2025 as a Wealth Management Analyst, focusing on business and investment strategy. He started his professional journey in the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Rotational Analyst Program, gaining valuable experience with the Portfolio Construction and Cross Asset Strategy Team in the Global Investment Office, as well as the Field and Client Business Development team in Investment Solutions. After completing his final rotation with The Intersect 360 Group, Tyler found his full-time role there.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, Tyler graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in Economics and a certificate in Digital Studies. He currently resides in Manhattan, where he enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing sports such as hockey and golf, and supporting his favorite New York sports teams—the Rangers, Jets, Knicks, and Yankees—as well as the Wisconsin Badgers.

Shatavia joined Morgan Stanley in 2005 and brings over 20 years of experience to the team. She began her career as a Service Associate in Branch Operations. Her responsibilities on the team include administrative, operational and issue support resolution.

She attended Macon State College and is the proud mother of her daughter Myeh. Her hobbies include spending time with family, traveling and photography.