Michael V. Grande is a Director in Corporate and Government Ratings at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. He is also an analyst for the Midstream Energy & Merchant Power team of the Utilities & Infrastructure group based in New York. The team covers the midstream sector (including most master limited partnerships), oil refineries, pipeline companies, and power projects. Before assuming his current role, Mike was a relationship manager in corporate banking for HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and before that, a portfolio manager in the middle market and corporate banking groups with PNC Bank, National Association. He also worked for Republic National Bank of New York and Sanwa Bank Ltd., New York branch. Mike has a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and a master of business administration degree from New York University.