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Roundtable Forum: Electric Utilities

LINDA C. BYUS is Vice President of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and head of U.S. Utility Research. Previously, she held a similar position with Nesbitt Burns Securities and was an analyst with Duff & Phelps Corporation. She also held positions at Commonwealth Edison Company as a plant health physicist at the Zion Nuclear Generation Station and corporate health physicist in the Nuclear Production Department. She earned a B.A. degree in Physics from Miami University, a Master's degree in Applied Nuclear Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Ms. Byus is a member of the Utility and Telecommunications Securities Club of Chicago and the AIMR. Ms. Byus is married and enjoys activities with her two children including sports and music. Profile
EDWARD J. TIRELLO, JR. is a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank. Previously, he was associated with Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, NatWest Securities, Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., and Shearson Lehman Brothers. Mr. Tirello received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Peter's College and his MBA from Fairleigh Dickenson University. He has also done postgraduate work at Pennsylvania State University. Profile
DAVID M. SCHANZER is Vice President-Research of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Previously, he was associated with PECO Energy as Director of Investor Relations. He earned both his Bachelor's degree and his MBA from Temple University. Mr. Schanzer is married, has two children and includes travel, hiking and fishing among his personal interests. He is also the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival. Profile
TWST: Dave, have the electric utility stocks been an attractive place

for investors since the summer of 1997 when you last appraised their

performance for TWST?

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