Michael O’Leary

Michael O’Leary is a Distinguished Quantitative Analyst for Morningstar, Inc. He researches new methodologies for financial modeling, including Risk Model, Medalist Rating, and Quantitative Equity Rating. His work in the analytics trenches helps him discern statistical signal from noise as well as genuine innovation from AI hype. Before joining Morningstar, O’Leary spent nearly a decade in the nuclear power industry leading teams in the seismic analysis and risk assessment of nuclear structures. He has also worked in the wind and solar industry developing demand and price prediction models for energy markets. O’Leary holds a bachelor’s degree in Classics from Kenyon College and a PhD in Civil and Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago.