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Why Team 55 East
Team 55 East is a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management team serving select families whose wealth, business, and planning needs span borders and generations. We work with you during moments when decisions carry lasting consequences: a liquidity event, a relocation, a business transition, an inheritance, a marriage or divorce, aging parents, or children building lives abroad.
These moments are rarely just financial. They are personal, cultural, legal, and generational. Our role is to help bring structure, coordination, and follow-through — drawing on the resources of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management so you can move forward with clarity and care.
Successful families do not need more information. They need trusted guidance when the stakes are high. They need someone who can help organize priorities, coordinate advisors, and make sure the plan is executed.
Your time requires more than products. It requires judgment, coordination, and trust.
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Who We Serve
We work with families whose lives and assets often cross borders. Our clients include owners and founders, families preparing for a liquidity event, families with children or residences in the United States, families managing wealth across generations, families with cross-border planning considerations, families seeking deeper coordination among advisors, families who value discretion, cultural fluency, and institutional support.
We are intentionally focused in the number of families we serve, so we can provide senior attention, planning depth, and disciplined follow-through.
- Global families navigating life transitions
- Families spanning multiple generations
- Families preparing for a liquidity event
- Families with children or residences in the United States
- Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
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Meet Team 55 EAST
About Chris Chung
Chris’s clients often face decisions that extend well beyond the markets. These may involve business transitions, concentrated positions, cross-border family needs, major liquidity events, legacy planning, and preparing the next generation to steward family wealth. In this work, Chris collaborates closely with clients’ attorneys, accountants, and other professional advisors, while drawing on Morgan Stanley’s broader specialist resources when appropriate.
With more than two decades of experience, Chris combines technical planning expertise with a steady, relationship-driven advisory style. He holds the CFP®, CIMA®, CRPC®, and CEPA® designations, and serves as an Executive Director, Senior Portfolio Management Director, Financial Advisor, and Lending Specialist at Morgan Stanley’s Park Avenue Plaza office.
Chris earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and also studied at Seoul National University and Waseda University. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.
NMLS#: 1265003
About Eliot Bu 夫相薰
Eliot is a father, a published author, and a socially conscious citizen.
"I believe money can do good.
15 years’ experience as CEO, and founder of three companies, I view investments from a CEO/Business owner's perspective. I share my perspectives with our clients. Investments fuel the economy by supporting the visions and strategies of organizations public and private. How you choose to invest should be with the fundamental understanding of what impact your investments have on the world. Every dollar you invest is actually a vote on the world you want it to be.
I have created this group to focus the resources within Morgan Stanley to help the business owners and leaders that shape our future every day.
I believe money can do good."
NMLS#: 1294094
About Jenny Yu
Born in New York and raised in Shanghai, Jenny is fluent in Mandarin and English. Jenny has a deep passion in art, which has taken her around the world, allowing her to study and experience global artistic influences firsthand during her time at NYU. For Jenny, Morgan Stanley is an ideal place to combine art and finance, with an eye towards balancing her passion for art with broader financial needs.
By leveraging Morgan Stanley's cutting-edge analytics and her diverse background, Jenny crafts strategies that not only help grow her client's wealth but also align with their values and aspirations.
NMLS#: 2512439
About Ethan Li
NMLS#: 2408228
About Han Saem Hur
She is focused on ensuring an exceptional level of personalized care to help meet our clients' wide-ranging and unique needs.
Sam is a graduate of Huntingdon College with a BA in Sport Management and Business Administration. She also holds a Master of Science in Sport Management from Columbia University. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Sam worked as a foreign direct investment manager at Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in New York City office for over 8 years. She was responsible for various government projects including international trade, global business expansion and cross-border investment between the United States and South Korea.
Sam is an avid golfer. She is a certified golf teaching professional by United States Golf Teachers Federation and an inductee of Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame. Sam is bilingual in English and Korea. She is FINRA Series 7 and 66 licensed.

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About Tony Silva
Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.
Tony began his career in financial services in 1995, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015. Prior to his current position, he was a Project Manager in our Home Loans organization. Prior to joining the firm, he held a number of roles at mortgage financing institutions.
Tony is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Management. He lives in Livingston, NJ with his family. Outside of the office, Tony enjoys traveling, playing soccer, and spending time with family and friends.
About Charlotte Spatz
Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.
Charlotte began her career in financial services in 2015, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 as a Complex Administrator. Prior to being promoted to her current position, Charlotte served as an Associate Private Banker supporting Wealth Management offices in New York City and was a Regional Administrator before that. Before joining the firm, she was an Operations Associate at the Lebenthal & Co.
Charlotte is a graduate of the Marist College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She currently lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
About Walter J. Henry
Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.
Walter began his career in financial services in 1996 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022 as an Associate Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Wealth Management Banker at UBS Bank USA.
Walter is a graduate of Fairfield University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Fordham University where he received an MBA in Finance. He lives in Sea Girt, New Jersey with his family. Outside of the office, Walter is a Sunday Usher at St. Mark’s Church in Sea Girt, and he enjoys playing golf, biking, and traveling.
About Elena Stoddard
Elena earned her undergraduate degree from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and received the Financial Planning Specialist® designation from the College for Financial Planning. Elena is originally from Chicago, IL and currently resides in White Plains, NY
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