Ruth Porat, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Morgan Stanley, announced on Tuesday that she would leave the Wall Street firm and make a move to Silicon Valley, according to a memo. The California native will join Google as CFO.



Google said Porat will start her new role on May 26.



Jonathan Pruzan, co-head of the global financial institutions group in investment banking, will be appointed CFO upon Porat's departure, Morgan Stanley confirmed.



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