---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408198-24-000134"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSCI"
cik: "0001408198"
company_name: "MSCI Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:56:31.527097+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSCI director Chirantan 'CJ' Desai resigns effective July 25, 2024

## Summary
- Desai notified the Board of his resignation on July 25, 2024, effective same date.
- Resignation is not due to any disagreement with MSCI or its Board on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement director has been announced; Board size reduced by one.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408198-24-000134
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSCI
- cik: 0001408198
- company_name: MSCI Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819824000134/0001408198-24-000134-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819824000134/msci-20240725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-24-000134
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-24-000134.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-24-000134.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chirantan Desai resigned as Director at MSCI Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 25, 2024, Chirantan “CJ” Desai notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from service as a director of the Company, effective the same date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819824000134/0001408198-24-000134-index.htm

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