Christopher A. Chaney

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.