Michael Field, CFA, is a senior equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He leads coverage of business services.Before joining Morningstar in 2015, Field was an equity analyst on the global research team at Close Brothers Asset Management where he was responsible for the energy, materials, and utilities sectors. He previously worked as a generalist with the firm for four years. Before that, Field was a fixed-income analyst for National Australia Bank in Melbourne.Field holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from University College Cork and a master’s degree in quantitative finance from the University of Limerick. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.