Mayree Clark is an experienced independent director who works with both public and private companies.
She began her career with Morgan Stanley in Investment Banking (M&A, capital markets, and real estate). She was Chief of Staff for the CEO and Management Committee for two years. She ran Equity Research and built it into a global leader in the field. Later she joined the Individual Investor division to lead its high-net-worth business and international activities. She was a member of the Institutional Securities Group Management Committee, the Investment Banking and Equity Division Operating Committees, and the Equity Commitments Committee. She also served as Chair of MSCI, then a joint venture between Morgan Stanley and the Capital Group.
After more than 20 years at Morgan Stanley, Mayree joined the investment management industry to work with AEA/Aetos (private equity, real estate, hedge funds).
Mayree served as a director of the Stanford Management Company (the University’s endowment) for eight years and was a member of the Executive Committee.
She founded Eachwin Capital in 2011. Today it serves as a platform for her family’s investment activities.
During the financial crisis, Mayree was tapped to join the Board of Ally Financial (then GMAC) when it was rescued by the US Treasury. The company has since been transformed to become the largest digital bank in the US. Mayree has served on the Audit Committee for twelve years, chaired the Risk Committee for nine years, and remains a member of both.
Mayree also serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG (the German parent). She was recruited to the board in 2018, during a period of corporate turbulence. She chairs the Risk Committee and is a member of both the Nomination and Strategy Committees. As Chair of the Nomination Committee from May 2020 – 2022, she led the search to select a new Chair of the Supervisory Board.
In 2017 she joined the board of Taubman, owner of upscale malls in the US, China and Korea. She chaired its Compensation Committee and was a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee, as well as the Special Committee that dealt with its sale to Simon Properties in late 2020.
Mayree is a Trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) and Chairs for the Wikimedia Endowment Finance Committee. She Chairs the Silverleaf Foundation, is a director of the Tricycle Foundation, and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She was a founder of Stanford Women on Boards, is a member of its Executive Leadership Team and is co-author of its Leading-Edge Stewardship series.
Mayree grew up in Oklahoma. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and her MBA from Stanford.