Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> October 25, 1999
ROBERT E. GILLON is a Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst at John
S. Herold, Inc. Mr. Gillon is Herold's most experienced Analyst,
covering North American E&P companies. He is also responsible for
Herold's Oil & Gas Perspectives (weekly report to institutional investor
clients) and is a co-editor of the Herold Energy Investment Outlook. Mr.
Gillon spent six years in exploration geology and geophysics with
Phillips Petroleum and 17 years as geological and financial consultant
to investment and exploration institutions and companies. Prior to
rejoining Herold in 1995, he was editor and publisher of Exploration
Monthly. He is a member of the National Association of Petroleum
Investment Analysts. Mr. Gillon earned a BS in Geology at the California
Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance at the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania. Profile
M. BRADLEY DAVIS is Senior Vice President and Senior Energy
Analyst at SWS Securities, Inc. Previously, he was associated
with CIBC World Markets, BT Alex. Brown, Williams MacKay Jordan,
Fitch Investors, Bank of New York, Texas Commerce Bank and Key
International Drilling. Mr. Davis received a BA in International
Business and Political Science from Baylor University. Profile
DAVID WHEELER is a Vice President and Research Analyst with Deutsche
Banc Alex. Brown. Previously, he was associated with Smith Barney and
Brown Brothers Harriman & Company. Mr. Wheeler holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Economics from Middlebury College. He is a Chartered
Financial Analyst and a member of the NAPIA. Profile
DAVID A. GARCIA is a Senior Vice President and Equity Research Analyst
with First Union Securities, Inc. Previously, he was associated with
EVEREN Securities, Principal Financial Securities, Howard, Weil,
Labouisse, Friedrichs, and Morgan Keegan. Mr. Garcia earned his
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and
an M.B.A. from Tulane University. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a
member of the Supply and Demand Committee and the Capital Markets
Committee of the IPAA. Profile
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