Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> December 30, 1999

Joseph Bossong – Wachovia Securities

JOSEPH BOSSONG, Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, joined Wachovia Securities' investment banking group in February 2000 and is responsible for the firm's medical technology investment banking practice. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Bossong was Needham & Company's senior medical technology research analyst. At Needham & Company, Mr. Bossong's coverage universe focused on medical imaging, cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics and neurology. In 1999, Mr. Bossong was ranked first overall among analysts for earnings estimates and recognized as a Wall Street Journal All- Star analyst in medical devices. Prior to Needham & Company, Mr. Bossong was employed by PaineWebber Incorporated in that firm's healthcare investment banking business. Mr. Bossong received his Bacholor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Davidson College in 1985. He received a Master's of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, concentrating in Accounting and Finance. He is also a Certified Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of Wachovia Securities?

Mr. Bossong: Wachovia Corporation is one of the largest full

service institutions in the financial services industry.