Doug Simpson

DOUG SIMPSON covers the managed care industry for Merrill Lynch, with
which he has been associated since 1999. Previously, Mr. Simpson was
employed at Bear Stearns where he followed the healthcare services
industry. Prior to that, he began his sellside career working on the
property-casualty research team at J.P. Morgan from 1996 to 1998. Mr.
Simpson received his Bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University with a
major in management and his Master’s in Business Administration from The
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was named an ‘up
and comer’ in the 2004 Institutional Investor All-America Research Team
Survey.