Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> August 26, 2016

Investors Look to Consumer Products Space for High-Quality Names and Shareholder Returns

Lash, Erin
Erin Lash, CFA, is a Senior Equity Analyst for Morningstar, Inc., covering packaged food and household and personal care companies. Before joining Morningstar, Inc. in 2006, she spent four years as an Investment Analyst covering retail, transportation and technology firms for State Farm Insurance. Ms. Lash holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bradley University and a master’s degree in business administration, with concentrations in accounting and finance, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She ranked second in the Food and Tobacco industry in The Wall Street Journal’s annual “Best on the Street” analysts survey in 2013, the last year the survey was conducted. Profile
TWST: Please introduce your coverage with a view to your broad sentiment.

Ms. Lash: I cover the consumer products space, specifically household and personal care