David Harrell is the editor of Morningstar DividendInvestor, a monthly newsletter that highlights
activities pertaining to a Morningstar, Inc. account invested in accordance with a strategy that
takes a concentrated, best-ideas approach when investing in select common stocks of dividend-paying
companies and other securities. The strategy seeks firms with wide or narrow moats that we believe
are in a stronger competitive position than their peers and that are trading at a reasonable price.
David served in several senior research and product development roles and was part of the editorial team
that created and launched Morningstar.com. He was the co-inventor of Morningstar's first investment advice
software. David joined Morningstar in 1994. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Skidmore College
and a master's degree in biology from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Our Portfolio Manager
George Metrou is an equity portfolio manager for Mornigstar Investment Management LLC. Metrou joined the
team as a portfolio manager in August 2018. Before joining Morningstar Investment Management, he was an
equity portfolio manager with Perritt Capital, and as a portfolio manager with Perritt Capital Management.
Prior to that he served as Director of Research and as an equity analyst at Perritt Capital, and as a portfolio
manager with Windgate Wealth Management. He holds a Bachelor's degree in finance form DePaul University, and he
also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.