John G. Larkin, CFA, joined Legg Mason in October 2001 to form and lead the firm’s entry into the transportation markets. Mr. Larkin was recognized as an All-Star Analyst by Institutional Investor in 2006 and as The Wall Street Journal All-Star Analyst five times, most recently for his stock picks during the year 2010. In addition, he was rated as number one by Forbes.com/StarMine in EPS estimate accuracy in the road and rail category in 2008 and as number one stock picker in 2003 by Forbes.com/StarMine in both the road and rail, and the airfreight and logistics categories. He received additional recognition in 2004 by placing third in the 2004 Forbes.com/StarMine stock-picking survey in the road and rail category. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Larkin was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RailWorks Corporation, a publicly traded transportation services company with revenues of $800 million. From 1987 to 1998, Mr. Larkin was a key member of Alex. Brown & Sons’ transportation team, serving as a Managing Director for the last five years. During that period, Mr. Larkin was recognized twice by The Wall Street Journal and twice by Institutional Investor as an All-Star Analyst. From 1984 to 1987, Mr. Larkin held various positions in planning and economic analysis at CSX Transportation Inc. Mr. Larkin began his career in the transportation industry in 1977, serving as a Research Assistant at the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin. He joined Day & Zimmermann, Inc., as a Transportation Systems Consultant in 1979, serving until 1982. Mr. Larkin earned his MBA from Harvard University in 1984 and a bachelor’s degree and an M.S. in civil engineering from The University of Vermont and The University of Texas, respectively. In addition, he is a Member of the boards of advisers for the Eno Transportation Foundation and Comcar Industries, and he is a Member of the Baltimore CFA Society.
