2010 10-K: Part I Bevin Desmond Chris Boruff Peng Chen Catherine Gillis Odelbo Elizabeth Kirscher Scott Cooley Don Phillips 46 Don Phillips has been a managing director since 2000 and in 2009  took on additional responsibilities as president of fund research.  He is responsible for overseeing our research on mutual funds,  exchange-traded funds, and alternative investments. He joined us  in 1986 as our first mutual fund analyst. He served as our vice  president and publisher from 1991 to 1996, as our president from  1996 to 1998, and as our chief executive officer from 1998 to 2000.  Scott Cooley has been our chief financial officer since August 2007.  Before joining Morningstar in 1996 as a stock analyst, he was a  bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),  where he focused on credit analysis and asset-backed securities.  From 1996 until 2003, he was an analyst, editor, and manager for  Morningstar.com,  Morningstar Mutual Funds , and other Morningstar  publications. He became CEO of Morningstar Australia and  Morningstar New Zealand in 2003 and served as co-CEO of these  operations following our acquisition of Aspect Huntley in July 2006.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and social science and  a master’s degree in history from Illinois State University. Peng Chen was named president of Morningstar’s global Investment  Management division in November 2010. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s investment consulting, retirement advice,  and investment management operations in North America, Europe,  Asia, and Australia, including Morningstar Associates, Ibbotson  Associates, Morningstar Investment Services, Old Broad Street  Research, and Seeds Group. Prior to Morningstar’s acquisition of  Ibbotson Associates in 2006, he served as Ibbotson’s managing  director and chief investment officer. He joined Ibbotson in 1997  and played a key role in the development of its investment consult- ing and 401(k) advice/managed retirement account services. He  served as president of Ibbotson Associates, a registered investment  advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, from August  2006 until November 2010. He received a bachelor’s degree in indus- trial management engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology  and master’s and doctorate degrees in consumer economics from  The Ohio State University. Catherine Gillis Odelbo is president of equity and credit research  for Morningstar, responsible for Morningstar’s equity and credit  research, financial communications and publications, and  Morningstar Indexes. She joined us in 1988 as a mutual fund analyst  and from 1999 to 2000 served as senior vice president of content  development for the company, as well as publisher and editor of  our stock and closed-end fund research. She was president of our  Individual segment from 2000 through 2008 and became president  of our equity research business in 2009. She holds a bachelor’s  degree in American history from The University of Chicago and a  master’s degree in business administration from The University of  Chicago Booth School of Business. Elizabeth Kirscher is president of Morningstar’s Data division, respon- sible for managing the company’s investment databases and related  products. She joined us in 1995 as a major accounts manager in our  institutional sales area. From 1998 to 1999, she served as interna- tional product manager and worked on the launch of Morningstar  Japan. From 1999 to 2000, she was director of sales and business  development for Morningstar.com and marketed Morningstar.com  data and tools to other websites. She holds a bachelor’s degree  from Vassar College and a master’s degree in business administra- tion from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University. Bevin Desmond has been president of international operations and  global human resources for Morningstar since January 2009. She  is responsible for identifying and developing our business in new  markets, managing and directing operations, launching new products,  and overseeing human resources functions for all of Morningstar’s  global operations. She joined us in 1993 and was one of three  employees who started our international business. From 1998 to  2000, she served as manager of all international ventures. From  2000 to 2009, she was president of Morningstar’s international  business. She has also served as president of institutional software.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Mary’s College. Chris Boruff has been president of Morningstar’s Software division  since January 2009. He is responsible for overseeing strategy, devel- opment, and distribution of technology products for individual inves- tors, financial advisors, and institutions, as well as custom solutions  for institutions. He joined us in 1996 as product manager for Principia,  and from 1997 to 1998, he served as senior product manager of  advisor products. From 1999 to 2000, he served as vice president  of advisor products, where he was responsible for all marketing  related to financial advisors. From 2000 to 2009, he was president  of Morningstar’s advisor software business. He holds a bachelor’s  degree in economics and psychology from Northwestern University.