Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> October 4, 2010

Playing Health Care It Stimulus Growth, But At What Price? – Gene Mannheimer – Auriga Usa Llc

Mannheimer, Gene
Gene Mannheimer is a Senior Analyst for B. Riley & Co., covering the health care IT space. He’s covered the space for more than 10 years, and his experience in health care IT spans more than 20 years. Before building a career in investment research and venture capital, Mr. Mannheimer held sales and marketing positions with several firms in the industry, including McKesson. Within the research arena, Mr. Mannheimer was Managing Director of equity research with Auriga USA LLC, and a Managing Director at Caris & Company. He covered health care IT and services with ROTH Capital Partners, a small-cap investment bank. Mr. Mannheimer holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School, a Bachelor of Applied Science in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California. Profile
TWST: To what extent is the economy affecting the industry right now?

Mr. Mannheimer: I think there is certainly a correlation between many of the stocks that I follow and what's going on at a more