PETER WEN, Vice President at Credit Suisse Asset Management, is
an Analyst focusing on healthcare companies. He joined the firm
in 1999 from Lynch & Mayer, where he was a healthcare Analyst.
Previously, he was a Principal at SPEC, an information systems
consulting firm. Mr. Wen holds a BA in Biology from Harvard
College and an MBA in Finance from the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
PETER RUSCHMEIER is Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst at
Lehman Brothers, covering Paper and Forest Products. He was previously
associated with DLJ, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Kidder Peabody and Andersen
Consulting. Mr. Ruschmeier is a President of the New York Splinter Group
(Sell-Side Industry Group). He received a BA in Economics from Brown
University in 1989.
PETER L. MARTIN, a Managing Director in the Equity Research
department of Jefferies & Company, Inc., provides in-depth
coverage of the knowledge services industry. He has authored
several well-regarded industry white papers and releases a weekly
valuation report that is widely recognized within the industry.
He also authors a monthly article for TD magazine, a publication
of the American Society for Training and Development. Prior to
joining Jefferies & Company, Inc., in February 1997, Mr. Martin
was associated with Montgomery Securities and the
Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds. He received an MBA from the
University of San Francisco and a BA in Business Economics from
the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has been a
Charted Financial Analyst since 1995.
PETER L. MARTIN is a Senior Vice President at Jefferies & Company, Inc.,
following various segments within the Knowledge Services industry. Mr.
Martin has authored several well-regarded industry white papers and
releases a weekly valuation report that is widely recognized within the
industry. Prior to joining Jefferies & Company, Inc., Mr. Martin was an
associate in the research department at Montgomery Securities. From
1990 to 1995, he was an Analyst with Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds.
Mr. Martin received an MBA from the University of San Francisco and a BA
in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa
Barbara. He has been a Charted Financial Analyst since 1995.
PETER H. COSTA is a Health- care Analyst/ Managing Director at ABN AMRO,
Inc. Previously, he was associated with Mabon Securities, Jefferies &
Co., Morgan Stanley, Arthur Anderson and Hewlett Packard’s Medical
Products Group. Mr. Costa received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos
Tuck School.
PETER F. PALMEDO is President at Sun Valley Gold Company, an investment
advisory firm dedicated to the management of investments in the asset
class of gold, which he founded in 1992. Previously, he was associated
with Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Palmedo received his Bachelor’s degree in
business and finance from Hampshire College. Mr. Palmedo is married,
has three children, and includes skiing, mountain biking, and family
activities among his personal interests.
PEDRO E. BERNAL is a Vice President and Apparel Analyst with Wachovia
Securities, Inc. Previously, he was an Associate Analyst with
Interstate/Johnson Lane. He has also held various management positions
with Wachovia Bank of North Carolina as a Personal Banker and Credit
Analyst. A member of the AIMR, Mr. Bernal holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Business Administration ‘ Finance from the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. Married and a new father, he includes spending time with
his family and friends and finding bargains among his personal
interests.
Pavel Molchanov, Research Analyst-Equity Research at Raymond James & Associates
Inc., joined the firm in June 2003 and has worked as part of the exploration and
production research team since that time. He also initiated coverage on the
alternative energy sector in fall 2006. He became an analyst in January 2006 and
was recognized in the Forbes/StarMine Top Analyst Survey in 2007. He graduated
cum laude from Duke University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Economics, with high distinction, writing his senior honors thesis about OPEC’s
oil output policies.
PAUL T. LEMING is a Managing Director with ING Barings. Previously, he
was associated with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, Inc. as a Director in
Research, as well as with Kidder Peabody and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Leming
holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Georgetown University and an
MBA from George Washington University. He has three children, and
enjoys tennis, skiing, and golf in his leisure.
PAUL NEWSOME, Vice President, joined A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., on
January 15, 2003. His coverage responsibilities are in the property-
casualty insurance area. Mr. Newsome previously worked for Lehman
Brothers where he was Vice President/Senior Equity Analyst responsible
for all equity property-casualty insurance company coverage. Prior to
Lehman, he had worked in the insurance area at CIBC and Dain Bosworth.
He has a BA in Mathematics and Economics and an MS in Economics. Mr.
Newsome is a well-established analyst and was ranked as number one ‘best
up-and-comer’ and number ten ‘overall’ in the 2002 Institutional
Investor magazine survey (property-casualty insurance sector).
