Mitchell M. Merin (born August 1953[1]) is an American business executive and banker who served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley's investment management division (MSIM) from 1998 to 2005.
[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Trinity College in 1975[3] and an MBA in finance and accounting from Northwestern University in 1977.
[2] In 1993 Dean Witter was spun off by Sears into a separate entity, and Purcell was made head of the new company.
[4] Merin's final role within Dean Witter was to help oversee the 1997 merger of the company with Morgan Stanley.
[5][2] Merin was tasked with unifying these operations, and by the end of 2000 had overseen a large increase in asset growth and a 10% reduction in expenses,[2] making the division one of the firm's most profitable businesses by 2005.