Scott Burns
Scott Burns is head of asset management solutions for Morningstar. He leads Morningstar’s global business strategy and solution development for its asset management and buy-side clients.
Burns assumed his current role in 2015. He joined Morningstar in 2004 as a senior equity analyst and served as an associate director of equity research. In 2008, he was tapped to establish Morningstar’s ETF research team, and his management responsibilities grew to include oversight of closed-end and alternative fund research. In 2012, he was promoted to director of fund research for North America and became global director of manager research in 2013.
Before joining Morningstar, Burns held positions at Bank One and Banc of America Securities, as part of the Leveraged Finance group.
Burns holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.