Maria Rickert

MARIA RICKERT joined Jefferies & Company, Inc., in November 2000. Ms.
Rickert is a member of the firm’s Gaming and Leisure equity research
team, focusing on the gaming manufacturer sector. Prior to joining
Jefferies, Ms. Rickert was a member of Lehman Brothers’ Institutional
Investor-ranked oil service equity research team. Prior to Lehman
Brothers, she was with Salomon Smith Barney, where she was also a member
of an Institutional Investor-ranked oil service equity research team.
Ms. Rickert made the transition to equity research analyst from
marketing specialist for Halliburton Energy Services after receiving her
MBA in Finance and Strategy from Tulane University. She holds a BA in
Geography from the University of New Orleans.