Joe Mansueto is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Morningstar, a premier provider of independent investment research with a global presence in 27 countries. Morningstar serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers, offering a wide range of products and services. The company specializes in providing comprehensive data on various investment vehicles such as stocks, mutual funds, and global market insights spanning equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, precious metals, as well as foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Additionally, Morningstar delivers investment management solutions through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries, managing assets worth billions of dollars. Prior to establishing Morningstar in 1984, Mansueto honed his skills as a securities analyst at Harris Associates. He is an alumnus of the University of Chicago, holding both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in business administration from the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business.