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CONSUMER SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES: CHRISTOPHER CHANEY – STANFORD GROUP COMPANY

CHRISTOPHER A. CHANEY, with 14 years of experience in the financial markets, is a Senior Vice President and Research Analyst for Stanford Group Company. Prior to Stanford Group, he served as a Vice President and Senior Research Analyst with A.G. Edwards, where he followed both semiconductor devices and semiconductor equipment from 1994 through 2003. From 1991 to 1994, he was an Analyst with Pauli & Company, an investment banking and institutional research firm in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2002, Mr. Chaney achieved All-Star Analyst status (number three, semiconductors, stock-picking) from The Wall Street Journal in its annual analyst poll and has also been recognized by Zacks as a five star analyst. In addition, he has been interviewed on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV and been widely quoted in newspapers such as USA Today, Barron's and The Wall Street Journal. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business in 1991 with a double concentration in Accounting and Finance. In 1997, Mr. Chaney earned an MBA from Washington University's Olin School of Business with a concentration in Corporate Finance. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the Miami Society of Financial Analysts. Profile
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