Michael Ferguson

Director US Energy Infrastructure, Standard & Poor's

Michael Ferguson is a Director in the US Energy Infrastructure group at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in New York City. He works on the merchant power and midstream energy team, covering a portfolio of project financed power plants, pipelines, and independent power producers.
Michael previously covered regulated utilities. Much of his research revolves around environmental regulation.
Michael joined Standard & Poor’s in December 2011. Previously, he worked as a forensic accounting consultant with FTI Consulting in Washington, DC. He worked on a wide array of cases, ranging from stock option backdating and revenue recognition to embezzlement and ponzi schemes.
Upon finishing his undergraduate education, Michael worked in the Financial Services Assurance practice at Ernst & Young LLP for two years, rising to the rank of senior auditor; he audited hedge funds, insurers, and banks, as well as government agencies.
Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Certified Financial Analyst Institute, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He has contributed several articles on indicators of fraud to the Journal of Accountancy and Fraud Magazine.
Michael graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a bachelor of business administration degree in Finance and a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science. He also received an International Business Certificate. He received a master of science degree in Accountancy from the University of Virginia in 2006 and a master of business administration degree from Duke University in 2011. Michael is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant (DC and VA), a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.