Press Release

Morningstar DBRS Announces Dan Chambers to Join U.S. Structured Finance Group

ABCP, Auto, RMBS
May 01, 2025

Morningstar DBRS is pleased to announce that Dan Chambers, Sector Lead for New Assets, has joined the company, based in New York. As a Credit Rating Officer, Chambers will lead the development of credit rating approaches and assignment of credit ratings for new and emerging asset classes across the U.S. structured finance market.

Prior to joining Morningstar DBRS, Chambers was most recently a Managing Director at Fitch Ratings. His 30 years of experience in the securitization market has been focused on new structured finance sectors including digital infrastructure, residential solar, transportation, agricultural loans, music, and other royalties, with an emphasis on commercial asset classes subject to operating risk. Chambers will report to Chris D'Onofrio, Managing Director responsible for the U.S. ABS Group.

"I am very pleased to further expand the U.S. ABS Group's capacity and deepening its expertise as we develop leading rating approaches for new asset classes," said Claire Mezzanotte, Global Head of Structured Finance. "Our firm has been at the forefront of evaluating emerging asset-based financing solutions in public and private markets, and Dan's addition further demonstrates our continued commitment to offering timely insights on the evolving landscape of the U.S. structured finance market."

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