Michael partners with a wide range of leaders in business, finance and government to strategically analyze industry investment opportunities and assess competitive positioning to make smarter capital allocation decisions. He manages the company's Sector Risk module, used by financial clients to monitor and mitigate credit risk exposure. Prior to joining S&P Global, he started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory, supporting Federal stabilization programs at the onset of the financial crisis.

Michael holds a BBA in Finance from James Madison University, United States, and he received his Master of Science with Distinction in banking and international finance from the University of London's Cass Business School, United Kingdom. He is a Japanese Kakehashi scholar and served as the 2018 president of the National Economists Club (NEC), representing over 500 leading professionals in the Washington, D.C. metro area.