Gary Abbott

GARY ABBOTT joined the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. team in June 2002 as a
Managing Director covering the enterprise software industry. Prior to
MCF, he was with H.C. Wainwright in Boston where he was responsible for
the firm’s research efforts in enterprise software, Internet
infrastructure and IT services. He was formerly a Managing Director and
the Director of Equity Research at Punk, Ziegel & Company, a New York-
based investment bank. Mr. Abbott is also a well-regarded institutional
equity analyst. His research is widely quoted in the trade press and
other media. He has worked with numerous industry executives over the
past 10 years, giving him recognition as a leading analyst in his field.
Mr. Abbott holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from the University of Arizona.