Lawrence T. De Maria, CFA, is a Director and member of Sterne Agee’s global industrial infrastructure research team. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Senior Vice President at Prudential Equity Group. Before that he was a Vice President at A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc. Mr. De Maria received his B.S. in business management from Providence College. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.