Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> November 1, 2012

Cybersecurity, Unmanned Systems Offer Opportunities as Defense Faces Budget Uncertainty

Kenneth Herbert is a Senior Vice President of Equity Research at Wedbush Securities and covers stocks in the industrial growth sector focusing on companies in the aerospace and defense sector. He joined Wedbush from Frost & Sullivan, where he was Global Vice President and Partner. Previously, Mr. Herbert worked at Salomon Smith Barney, where he was an Associate supporting the number one Institutional Investor analyst in the machinery sector. He previously was also a Consultant with Defense Forecasts Inc. Mr. Herbert brings more than 20 years of experience as a Financial Analyst and Consultant in the aerospace industry to Wedbush. He has a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Profile
TWST: Please give us a quick idea of what you are covering in this space. It's a rather large and disjointed area.

Mr. Herbert: I tend to focus on companies with more commercial