Jitania is Deputy CIO of the Solutions and Multi-Asset Group, co-lead portfolio manager for the Passport Equity strategies, and Head of Macro and Thematic Research for the Emerging Markets Equity team. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 and has more than 25 years of investment experience in global macro economics, country and market analytics, currencies and thematic investments. Jitania was named as one of the Top 20 female portfolio managers in the U.S. by Citywire in 2021. Prior to joining the firm, Jitania was an associate Vice President in private banking at ABN Amro (Royal Bank of Scotland). Jitania began her career in India at First Global Securities in Indian equities and then joined securities broking and investment banking at Kotak Securities in equity research and sales. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in advanced financial and management accounting and an M.M.S. in finance, both from the University of Mumbai.