About the Author

I am a Senior Vice President at an equity research firm that is an affiliate of a large international brokerage and investment firm. I analyze the U.S. health care market and make investment recommendations on pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Previously, I was an executive at the biotechnology company, Life Technologies, and at SmithKline Beckman Corporation, a major global supplier of pharmaceuticals and diagnostic products and services. Early in my career at SKB, I was a scientist in the organic chemistry section of the Company's pharmaceutical research and development department.

I have a B.S. in chemistry from Villanova University and studied chemistry at the graduate level at Western Reserve University on a National Defense Education Act Fellowship. I have also completed the Graduate Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

My wife Cathy and I live in the suburban Philadelphia area. Our son is a college junior, attending school in New England.