Michael Peterson is a Managing Director & Senior Equity Analyst at MLV & Co focused on Energy & Natural Resources Research. Mr. Peterson has more than 15 years of experience in the energy and commodities markets, specializing in the macroeconomic relationships of energy and commodities. His valuation work encompasses both aggregate market mechanics and firm level fundamental analysis. Prior to joining MLV & Co, Mr. Peterson covered Integrated Oil, Refining and Exploration & Production equities for International Strategy & Investment Group, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He also traded commodities for Duke Energy and equity index futures & options at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for Prudential Securities. Mr. Peterson holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in International Finance, an M.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology in Finance Markets & Trading and a B.A. from the University of Denver in Political Science and Economics.