Michael Zezas, CFA

Michael Zezas is Morgan Stanley’s Chief Municipal Strategist.� He’s been recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine as a member of its All-America Fixed Income Research team, is a Smith’s Research & Gradings All-Star 1st Team member, and is a member of SIFMA’s muni policy committee.Michael joined Morgan Stanley in 2007 in the role of Head of Credit Analysis for the US Investment Group, a buy-side asset manager, and was responsible for municipal and corporate credit portfolio strategy and management.� Prior to joining the firm, he was a credit analyst in the public finance group at Fitch Ratings, and started his career as a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs.Michael earned a BA in Political Economy from Georgetown University and a MPA from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.� He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Securities Analysts, the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, and the Municipal Analyst Group of New York.