Morningstar Names CFO

Morningstar, Inc. has appointed Michael Holt as chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2025. The company previously announced that Jason Dubinsky would step down at the end of the year and assume a consulting role through a transition period.

Reporting to chief executive officer Kunal Kapoor, Holt will lead and oversee Morningstar’s global finance organization. He has served as Morningstar’s chief strategy officer for the past seven years and, in 2023, was also named president of the Research and Investments group, overseeing the 400-person team responsible for Morningstar’s equity and managed investment analysis and ratings as well as portfolio construction for the company’s investment management capabilities.

“Mike is a proven strategist, analyst, and leader of high-performing teams,” Kapoor said. “Mike intensely focuses on value creation and draws a direct line from strategy to outcomes and financial accountability. His extensive operational knowledge of our firm and ability to partner across the business to support continued durable growth make him the right fit for our next CFO.”

Holt first joined Morningstar in 2008 as an equity analyst. He led the global equity research team from 2014 to 2018 before he assumed the corporate strategy position.

“Morningstar is a great firm with a clear strategy, widening moat, and a unique culture rooted in empowering investor success,” Holt said. “We have a bright future, and I look forward to collaborating with our executive team and Board of Directors as we work to propel continued growth and value creation.”

Holt will continue to be based in the company’s Chicago headquarters. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University.