8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 21, 2008

MSCI Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33812	13-4038723
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005	10005
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 804-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Appointment

On February 21, 2008, the Board of Directors of MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Robert W. Scully as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 10, 2008.  Mr. Scully has not been appointed to any of the Company’s committees.

On February 21, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company also appointed Rodolphe M. Vallee as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 10, 2008.  The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Vallee is independent in accordance with the director independence standards established under the Company’s Corporate Governance Policies.  In connection with Mr. Vallee’s election, the Board of Directors increased its size to nine.  Mr. Vallee has been appointed to the Audit Committee, effective March 10, 2008.

As a member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Vallee will receive (i) a cash retainer under the Board's cash compensation policy (which he may elect to receive in the form of MSCI common stock under the MSCI Independent Directors' Equity Compensation Plan (the "Directors' Plan")) and (ii) equity based compensation in the form of MSCI restricted stock units pursuant to the Directors’ Plan.

Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release of MSCI Inc. dated February 27, 2008.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		MSCI Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 27, 2008		By:	/s/ Henry Fernandez
		Name:	Henry Fernandez
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

  www.mscibarra.com

Robert W. Scully and Rodolphe M. Vallee Join MSCI Inc. Board of Directors

New York – February 27, 2008– MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, announced today that Robert W. Scully and Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee will join the MSCI Inc. Board of Directors effective March 10, 2008.  In addition, Mr. Vallee will join the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Scully is a member of the Office of the Chairman for Morgan Stanley.  Previously, Mr. Scully served as Co-President of Morgan Stanley with responsibility for the Asset Management and Private Equity businesses.  Prior to that, he served as Chairman of Global Capital Markets and Vice Chairman of Investment Banking.

Mr. Vallee is the Chairman, CEO and owner of R. L. Vallee, Inc., an energy distribution company.  He has held this position from 2007 to present and from 1992 to 2005.  From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Vallee was the United States Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.

Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO of MSCI Inc., said, “The addition of Bob Scully and Skip Vallee to the MSCI Board of Directors will help to broaden the perspective of the Board, which will help the MSCI management team to better serve the needs of our clients.  We are very pleased that Bob and Skip have agreed to join the MSCI Board of Directors.”

About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions worldwide.  MSCI Inc. products include indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics for use in managing equity, fixed income and multi-asset class portfolios.

The company’s flagship products are the MSCI International Equity Indices, which are estimated to have over US $3 trillion benchmarked to them, and the Barra risk models and portfolio analytics, which cover 56 equity and 46 fixed income markets.  MSCI Inc. is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.  Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm, is the majority shareholder of MSCI Inc.   MXB#IR

For further information on MSCI Inc. or our products please visit www.mscibarra.com.

MSCI Inc. Contact:

Ken O’Keeffe, MSCI, New York	+ 1.212.804.1583
For media enquiries please contact:
Steve Bruce | Pen Pendleton | Ann Taylor Reed, Abernathy MacGregor, New York	+ 1.212.371.5999
Sally Todd | Clare Milton, Penrose Financial, London	+ 44.20.7786.4888