Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> July 27, 2000

Semiconductor Conference Outlook : John Rohal – Robertson Stephens

JOHN P. ROHAL is a Director of Research at Robertson Stephens, having joined the firm as Managing Director in 1993. Previously, he spent 10 years as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Technology Research Group at Alex Brown & Sons. During that time, Mr. Rohal covered the communications and networking industry and was a member of Alex Brown & Sons Commitment and the Select Investment Opportunities Committees. He has extensive technology industry experience, developed over 14 years in various sales, marketing and planning management positions starting with IBM in the late 1960s. Mr. Rohal received a Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1969 and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He also studied law at Georgetown University. Profile
TWST: Tell us about the history of Robertson Stephens and how the firm's

research franchise has evolved.

Mr. Rohal: The firm was founded 30 years ago and its origins focused on

growth. The