West Austin Branch Office

Adam Fisher is an Executive Director and the Market Manager for the Austin and West Texas offices at Morgan Stanley. Adam started with Morgan Stanley in Palm Beach, FL in 2012 where he worked as a Financial Advisor. He has held several roles, including Business Development Manager, Associate Complex Manager and Market Manager in the Palm Beach, FL Denver, CO and Austin, TX markets all with Morgan Stanley. Adam works very closely with the Financial Advisors, Client Service Associates and his management team to ensure they execute on Morgan Stanley’s core values: Do the Right Thing, Put Clients First, Lead with Exceptional Ideas, and Give Back.

Adam has 19 years of working in the financial services industry and before joining Morgan Stanley, Adam worked in various roles for HSBC and Wells Fargo. Prior to starting his career in financial services Adam received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Finance from James Madison University in Virginia.

Adam lives in Austin with his wife Theresa, daughter Grace and their dog Griffin. Adam enjoys volunteering at The Central Food Bank of Texas which helps feed under privileged families in the local community. When out of the office, you can find the Fisher family traveling to the mountains or engaged in a competitive game of pickleball.

Jessica is the Market Executive for Morgan Stanley. Previously, she was a Regional Management Associate with Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, she was Bank of America Market President for San Antonio and served as the Merrill Lynch Complex Director (Market Executive) for South Texas. While Complex Director, Jessica was the Chairwomen for the Merrill Lynch National Market Executive Strategy Council. Prior to joining wealth management field leadership, she was Head of Alternative Investments Distribution for both Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG) and US Trust where she led a team of specialists supporting Financial Advisors and Ultra High Net Worth clients. She has more than 25 years’ experience in wealth management.

Jessica earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Rutgers University where she competed as an NCAA Division I Fencer.

Jessica resides in Alamo Heights, TX with her husband and two teenage children. She is also a proud board member of the San Antonio Food Bank. Jessica is an avid sports fan and enjoys being a lacrosse mom for both of her kids. When she is not on the sidelines of a lacrosse field, you can find her traveling with family or entertaining friends.

Drawing on more than 13 years of industry experience, Leigh is responsible for a wide array of supervisory, compliance and risk functions for the Austin branch complex. He focuses on business ethics and regulatory practices and provides coaching and guidance on policies and procedures to promote risk awareness and a compliant work environment for financial advisors, the branch staff and clients of Morgan Stanley.

A graduate of the University of California – Irvine, Leigh has earned a number of important licenses throughout his career, including his Series 3, 7, 9, 10, 31 and 66. He began his career at Morgan Stanley’s San Francisco office in 2007 before moving to Austin in 2018. Leigh has been a valuable member of the team ever since.