BRYAN C. ELLIOTT, CFA, is a Senior Vice President, Equity Reseach at
Raymond James & Associates. He joined the Raymond James equity research
department in August 2001 to follow small and mid-cap restaurants, with
a particular emphasis on the casual dining segment. He spent the bulk of
his almost 20-year analyst career with Robinson-Humphrey, where, in
addition to restaurant chains, he developed research expertise in food
distribution, food manufacturing, beverages and retail chains. He earned
his MBA degree from the Johnson School at Cornell University and a BA in
Economics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has been
named to the Wall Street Journal Best on the Street analyst team four
times in seven years of eligibility.