Tony Taggart
Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management Investigations, Morgan Stanley
Tony Taggart is a Managing Director in the Legal & Compliance Division at Morgan Stanley. He is currently the Head of Wealth Management Investigations, overseeing regulatory enforcement, government, and internal investigations for Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management businesses. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2004, Tony was the Director of the Utah Division of Securities. Tony originally joined the Division in 1993, and in addition to Director, he worked as a staff attorney, securities examiner, and the Director of Corporate Finance.
Tony currently serves on SIFMA’s State Regulation and Legislation Committee, a committee he previously chaired. He also previously served on the boards of directors of the North American Securities Administrators Association, the Utah Council on Economic Education, and the Wayne Brown Institute. He taught and lectured on securities law at the University of Utah School of Law, Weber State University, LDS Business College, and Salt Lake Community College.
Tony holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego (’93), and a Bachelors of Science in Economics and a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, both from the University of Utah (’90). Tony is admitted to practice law in New York and Utah.