Sora P. Utzinger

Vice President
11 years industry experience

Biography

Sora is a senior ESG research analyst for the International Equity team, based in London. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2024 and has 11 years of experience, including seven years in investment management. Prior to joining the firm, Sora worked for Aviva Investors, where she led on the firm’s climate engagements and ESG research, covering energy and industrials. Before that, Sora worked at Merck Group (Geneva) on Access to Health between 2014 and 2016 and CDP (London) until 2018. Sora holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French with first class honours from Kings College London and Sciences Po Paris, a first-class MA in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and an MSc in Carbon Management from University of Edinburgh.

Sora is a member of the
International Equity Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Global Franchise Strategy	Concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.
Global Quality Strategy	Invests in high quality resilient companies with strong management, high returns on capital, and strong free-cash-flow generation.
Global Sustain Strategy	Invests in 25-50 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation – while avoiding exposure to business activities such as alcohol, tobacco, fossil fuels and weapons.
International Equity Strategy	Seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio of companies that are primarily domiciled outside of the U.S.

Global Franchise Strategy

Concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.

Global Quality Strategy

Invests in high quality resilient companies with strong management, high returns on capital, and strong free-cash-flow generation.

Global Sustain Strategy

Invests in 25-50 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation – while avoiding exposure to business activities such as alcohol, tobacco, fossil fuels and weapons.

International Equity Strategy

Seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio of companies that are primarily domiciled outside of the U.S.