Michael Hanson

Michael Hanson is a Senior Vice President of Research and a member of the Investment Policy Committee (IPC). In those roles, Michael oversees the Research Group and is responsible for the development of capital markets and securities research. Michael joined Fisher Investments in 2002 and has served on the firm’s five-member IPC since 2017. Prior to his current role, he held a variety of positions, including Vice President of Portfolio Management Communications, Capital Markets Team Leader and Institutional Client Services Manager. Before joining the firm, he worked at Bear Stearns as a Corporate Finance Analyst in the Global Technology Group. Michael regularly meets with clients globally, sharing the firm’s market outlook, current portfolio positioning and answering questions. He is the author of six books, including ‘20/20 Money: See the Markets Clearly, Gain Focus and Invest Better than the Pros’. He also speaks regularly on a variety of topics ranging from economics to psychology. He was also a lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught investment management topics. Michael received his undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College and his doctorate in Depth Field Psychology and Mythology from Pacifica Institute.