Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 7, 2009

Focus On Postsecondary Education – Sara Gubins – Bank Of America Merrill Lynch

Sara Gubins is a Senior Analyst with BofA Merrill Lynch Securities, Global Equity Research; she covers the areas of education, advertising and publishing. Ms. Gubins joined Merrill Lynch in 2002 and began lead coverage on the education and training sector in 2005. Previously, she worked at American Express in its interactive investments strategic venture capital group. She was also a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston and Paris. Ms. Gubins earned a bachelor's degree in economics and French, Phi Beta Kappa, from Amherst College. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Would you start with a brief overview of the particular sectors of the

education industry that you cover?

Ms. Gubins: I cover primarily the postsecondary education companies as well as