ELIOT S. LAURENCE is a Senior Vice President of Jefferies & Co., Inc. He
has 15 years of previous experience in the securities industry,
primarily focused on apparel retailing, at J.C. Bradford & Co., Brooks,
Montague & Associates and Wessels, Arnold & Henderson. Mr. Laurence
received both a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from New York
University.
ELI KAMMERMAN covers the medical devices industry as a Senior Analyst at
Cathay Financial LLC. He began following the industry in 1994, after
following the biotechnology sector for two years. As an Analyst, Mr.
Kammerman has worked at Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers, and Raymond
James. He was employed for 11 years in the biotech, diagnostics and
pharmaceutical industries in production and marketing positions. Mr.
Kammerman holds a BA in Biology from Boston University and attended the
Technology Management program at the University of Maryland.
ELANE BECKER is a Senior Vice President at Buckingham Research Group
Incorporated. Previously, he was associated with Smith Barney, Lehman
Brothers Drexel, Prudential Securities, E.F. Hutton & Co. and Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Monclair
University and her M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of
Business. M. Becker includes skiing, tennis, golf, and weight training
among her personal interests.
Eileen Rooney is a senior equity research analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods,
Inc., a boutique investment bank specializing in financial services companies.
Her coverage universe includes small and mid-cap banks and thrifts headquartered
in the Midwest. Prior to joining KBW in 2003, she was an equity research
analyst at Fox, Pitt-Kelton, working on the large cap bank team. She graduated
from Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
EGIZIO BIANCHINI is a Managing Director at BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.,
covering gold mining. He was previously associated with Levesque
Beaubien and Echo Bay Mines where he worked in Planning and Corporate
Development. He received a BSc with Honors in Geology and an MBA from
the University of British Columbia.
EDWARD S. CASO, JR., CFA, is a Managing Director/Senior IT Services
Analyst at First Union Securities. He was previously associated with
Alex. Brown and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Caso is a Chartered Financial Analyst
and received a BA in Math/Economics from Bucknell University and an MBA
in Finance from Cornell Graduate School of Management.
EDWARD R. JACKSON is a Senior Research Analyst focusing on the computer
telephony industry at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc. Previously, he
was associated with Hoak Breedlove Wesneck & Co. A Chartered Financial
Analyst, Mr. Jackson received his Bachelor’s degree in History from
Tulane University and his MBA from the University of Missouri at St.
Louis.
HERB TINGER is a Senior Vice President of Technology Research at
FAC/Equities. Previously, he was associated with McDonnell Douglas
Corporation. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a member of the NYSSA
and the AIMR. Mr. Tinger received his Bachelor’s degree from
Polytechnic Institute of New York, his Master’s degree from the
University of Missouri and his MBA from Maryville University.
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.
EDWARD J. TIRELLO is the Senior Utilities Analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex.
Brown. Previously, he was associated with 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.
EDWARD J. ATORINO, CFA, has been an analyst on Wall Street for over 30
years, following publishing, broadcasting, advertising, business
services and related areas at Fulcrum Global Partners LLC, Blaylock &
Partners, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Oppenheimer & Co., Dillon
Read, Salomon Brothers, and Smith Barney. He has been awarded several
stock-picking awards over the course of his career, and has been ranked
by Institutional Investor 20 times. He ranked number one publishing
analyst in The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Best on the Street Survey.’ He has
an MBA from New York University. He holds the Series 7, and 63
licenses and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts
and the Media and Entertainment Analysts of New York.
