Barry McCarver is a Senior Vice President and Research Analyst with Stephens Inc. He joined Stephens in June 1998 as an Associate Analyst covering specialty manufacturing, later moving to financial services technology and insurance brokerage in September 1999. Mr. McCarver was promoted to Research Analyst in January 2003, and he took over the firm’s bank and thrifts practice in August. In July 2008, Mr. McCarver was tapped to establish the firm’s telecomm services practice. Previously, he worked as a buy-side Analyst for Longer Investments, Inc., of Fayetteville, Ark. He graduated with a B.S.B.A. in finance from the University of Arkansas in 1998.