Raymond J. Deacon

RAYMOND J. DEACON is a Principal and Senior Analyst at First Albany
Corporation, covering the exploration and production sector. He came to
First Albany from Royal Bank of Canada/Dain Rauscher where he was a
Principal and Senior Equity Analyst responsible for the large, mid- and
small cap oil and gas producer group. Prior to that, he served as a
Senior Equity Analyst at Hibernia Bank/SouthCoast Capital LLC; Associate
Equity Analyst at Salomon Brothers; and Industry Analyst at Standard &
Poor’s. He began his career at Hornblower Fischer A.G. as a Management
Trainee and Liaison to the Chairman. He received an MBA in Finance from
the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business, an MA in
Classics from Columbia University and graduated cum laude from Colgate
University with a BA in Classics and German. Additionally, he has served
as a Board member and on the Membership Committee of The National
Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts.