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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2026-08-11
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-11

Branch Locations

110 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
510 Media Oakland CA 05/2025 Present
Emory University Atlanta GA 08/2021 05/2025
Blackrock New York NY 06/2024 08/2024
Berkeley Research Group New York NY 05/2023 08/2023
Berkeley Research Group Emeryville CA 05/2022 08/2022
Amazon Atlanta GA 01/2022 05/2025
Jsk Management And Media Sacramento CA 12/2021 12/2022
Sylvan Learning Atlanta GA 12/2021 01/2023
Project Transition Atlanta GA 01/2022 05/2025
Lick Wilmerdiing High School San Francisco CA 08/2017 05/2021
Head-Royce Middle School Oakland CA 08/2014 05/2017
Equitable Advisors, Llc New York NY 10/2025 07/2026
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Chicago IL 07/2026 Present
Wasserman/Prime Atlanta GA 01/2023 05/2024
Encore Nationwide Atlanta GA 01/2023 05/2024
Bay Area Education Support Systems (Project Transition) San Francisco CA 01/2022 05/2025
Bank Of America, N.A. Chicago IL 08/2026 Present
  • 05/2025 → Present
    510 Media
    Oakland, CA
  • 08/2021 → 05/2025
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA
  • 06/2024 → 08/2024
    Blackrock
    New York, NY
  • 05/2023 → 08/2023
    Berkeley Research Group
    New York, NY
  • 05/2022 → 08/2022
    Berkeley Research Group
    Emeryville, CA
  • 01/2022 → 05/2025
    Amazon
    Atlanta, GA
  • 12/2021 → 12/2022
    Jsk Management And Media
    Sacramento, CA
  • 12/2021 → 01/2023
    Sylvan Learning
    Atlanta, GA
  • 01/2022 → 05/2025
    Project Transition
    Atlanta, GA
  • 08/2017 → 05/2021
    Lick Wilmerdiing High School
    San Francisco, CA
  • 08/2014 → 05/2017
    Head-Royce Middle School
    Oakland, CA
  • 10/2025 → 07/2026
    New York, NY
  • 07/2026 → Present
    Chicago, IL
  • 01/2023 → 05/2024
    Wasserman/Prime
    Atlanta, GA
  • 01/2023 → 05/2024
    Encore Nationwide
    Atlanta, GA
  • 01/2022 → 05/2025
    Bay Area Education Support Systems (Project Transition)
    San Francisco, CA
  • 08/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Chicago, IL
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*5204269, Entity Type Entity Charitable, Name of OBA:510 Media/ Educate Oakland Address: Oakland California 94605 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 05/01/2025 No Hours: 8 Monthly No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: I am a project manager for 510 Media/ Educate Oakland. I am responsible for managing project cadence and partnerships related to the Educate Oakland campaign. I manage no investment related business. This organization is focused on providing a better learning experience for students in the Oakland Unified School District. I*5205269, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Argentis Company, Address: Oakland, California, 94605, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["Board Member"], Employee Start Date: 05/01/2025, No Hours: 5 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: I am responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships on behalf of the organization. As Head of Partnerships, my role is focused primarily on collaborating with farmers, local grocery store managers, and food security nonprofits. From time to time, I also engage with food suppliers and professional chefs to support our mission. In addition, I work closely with growers in Ghana and Jamaica to better understand how our organization can support their operations and the communities they serve. My responsibilities are limited to partnership development, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach. I do not manage, oversee, or participate in any investment-related activities for the organization. Argentis is a food security business focused on providing alerts to farmers and shoppers about the risk of disease in their produce and groceries.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-07-24
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-07-24
Other Names
  • Morgan Harris
  • James Morgan Harris
  • James M Harris

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