Michael Peterson is Chief Financial Officer with Mid-Con Energy Partners LP. Prior to joining Mid-Con, Peterson was a managing director and senior equity analyst on the MLV & Co.'s energy and natural resources research team with over 15 years of experience in the energy and commodities markets. Before joining MLV & Co., Peterson covered integrated oil, refining and exploration and production equities for International Strategy & Investment Group, Morgan Stanley and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He also traded commodities for Duke Energy and equity index futures and options at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for Prudential Securities. Peterson holds a master of business administration from the University of Chicago in international finance, a master of science from the Illinois Institute of Technology in financial markets and trading and a bachelor of arts from the University of Denver in political science and economics.