Hunter Keay

Hunter Keay joined the Stifel Nicolaus Research Team in connection with Stifel’s
acquisition of Legg Mason’s Capital Markets Group in December 2005. He is a
Senior Analyst covering airline stocks in the industrial research group, prior
to which he spent nearly four years as an Associate Analyst covering the
aerospace and defense industry. Prior to joining Legg Mason in December 2004, he
worked at IBM Global Services as a consultant in the Strategic Change division,
working mainly for clients at the Department of Defense, NASA and the general
aerospace industry. Before IBM, he worked as a consultant at
PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC, and New York City, with numerous
Fortune 500 companies. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Finance
from Bucknell University and is a CFA charterholder.