The Latino Commission on AIDS and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Teams Win Morgan Stanley’s Annual Strategy Challenge Supporting Nonprofits in the U.S. and the UK

Morgan Stanley today announced that teams Latino Commission on AIDS and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award have won its annual Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s flagship pro bono program, which brings together rising talent to help nonprofit organizations solve strategic, mission-critical challenges. Over the past ten weeks, Morgan Stanley employees worked with leadership teams at 15 nonprofit organizations to provide recommendations to address their strategic questions. The challenges addressed are critical to bringing meaningful impact and long-term change to the organizations’ communities, such as expansion and scaling strategy and opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness through business and program models. This initiative is in line with the Firm’s expertise in delivering innovative solutions for clients and culture of giving back.

The winning team in the U.S. collaborated with the Latino Commission on AIDS, which works to improve and expand access to quality and appropriate health care in order to impact HIV, viral hepatitis, STI prevention and other health challenges faced by Hispanic and Latino communities. The organization challenged its Morgan Stanley team to analyze whether they should enter the primary care space to expand the services offered and provide holistic healthcare options for the communities it supports. After performing extensive analysis and industry benchmarking, the Morgan Stanley team recommended that the Latino Commission on AIDS not enter the primary care space at this time to support mission sustainability and growth, but instead consider alternate models such as innovative partnerships, mobile care vans, telehealth and case management.

“We are honored to win Morgan Stanley’s 2022 Strategy Challenge. As a Hispanic and Latino nonprofit, this opportunity to work with Morgan Stanley employees and gain their expertise from the lens of the financial sector has been invaluable,” said Guillermo Chacon, President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network. “The dedication of their team to engage with us and provide detailed analysis and recommendations for the question we posed will impact the success and growth of our agency in years to come.”