Debra Gainger Coy

DEBRA GAINGER COY is a Senior Analyst for Water Industry and
Environmental Policy at the Schwab Washington Research Group, which
provides political, economic and industry research for institutional and
corporate investors. Schwab Washington Research Group is a division of
the Research Department of Schwab Capital Markets & Trading Group. Ms.
Coy has covered these sectors from Washington, DC, since 1985. She has
created a unique franchise in the emerging water sector in the United
States and has been responsible for running the only specialty water
conference for investors on Wall Street. Prior to joining Charles Schwab
& Co., Inc., Ms. Coy was an Equity Research Analyst with HSBC
Securities, Inc. and with NatWest Securities. She received her
Bachelor’s degree from Southern College and Master’s in Journalism from
the University of Maryland.