Michael joined Merrill in 2020 after working in climate research for two years at the Keck Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory while attaining his degree in Earth & Planetary Science. Prior to this, Michael was a Teller at Bank of America through high school and college. Joining Merrill allowed him to combine these interests, dedicating himself to advising clients on how to effectively embrace sustainability in long-term investment portfolios.*

_{*Impact investing and/or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) managers may take into consideration factors beyond traditional financial information to select securities, which could result in relative investment performance deviating from other strategies or broad market benchmarks, depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in the market. Further, ESG strategies may rely on certain values based criteria to eliminate exposures found in similar strategies or broad market benchmarks, which could also result in relative investment performance deviating.}