Karen Zaya, Ph.D., is a senior manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. She covers multi-asset and alternatives strategies.
Before joining Morningstar in 2021, Zaya taught at Hunter College, and before that she was a postdoctoral assistant professor at the University of Michigan, where she conducted research in mathematical fluid dynamics and taught undergraduate courses.
Zaya holds a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.