Shamir Popat is a senior analyst, manager research, for Morningstar*. He currently covers predominantly global and domestic equities,with additional responsibilities across multi-asset, ESG, and passivestrategies. Before joining Morningstar in 2022, Popat spent the previous year as a senior investment analyst at a boutique investment consulting firm in Sydney. Popat holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from La Trobe University and a bachelor’s degree in computing from Deakin University. *Morningstar AustralasiaPty Ltd (“Morningstar”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc.