Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> November 1, 2010

Opp’s In The Alternative & Next-generation Battery Space – Jon Hickman – Mdb Capital Group Llc

Jon Hickman joined MDB Capital Group LLC in 2005 to cover emerging-growth companies in the technology, media and health care sectors. Prior to MDB, he was an Equity Analyst at Security Research Associates and Halpern Capital, where he covered technology and life science companies. Mr. Hickman began his career in 1980, working with Bank of America's trust department in San Francisco, where he analyzed private companies. He then spent 16 years managing institutional growth-oriented money at Wells Capital Management and later at Jurika & Voyles. Mr. Hickman has a B.A. in chemistry and an MBA in finance from Brigham Young University. Profile
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Mr. Hickman: As an analyst at MDB Capital, a small broker-dealer headquartered in