Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> February 27, 2002
JOSEPH T. BUCKLEY, Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co.,
follows the restaurant industry. He joined Bear, Stearns' research
department in 1985 and has followed a number of consumer industries
since that time, with a focus on the restaurant industry since 1987. Mr.
Buckley has enjoyed recognition in a number of independent analyst polls
and surveys, including those conducted by Institutional Investor, The
Wall Street Journal, Greenwich Associates, theStreet.com and Reuters.
Prior to joining Bear, Stearns & Co., he was a Research Analyst at Smith
Barney, Raymond James and Standard & Poor's. Mr. Buckley holds both an
MBA and BA from New York University, where he graduated magna cum laude
with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He earned his CFA designation in 1982. Profile
TWST: Are the broader trends and issues for the general consumerservices area applicable to the restaurants that you cover?
Mr. Buckley: What's been most interesting and most beneficial for