Joe Mansueto

Joe Mansueto founded Morningstar in 1984. He has served as chairman since the company’s inception, and as chief executive officer from inception to 1996 and from 2000 to present. In 2011, his majority ownership of Morningstar gained him inclusion on the Forbes World’s Billionaires list. In December 2010, Mansueto became the only Chicagoan on the list of American billionaires pledging to give away half of their wealth, as part of a campaign by the businessman’s idol, Warren Buffett.