Leah R. Friday

LEAH R. FRIDAY is a Senior Vice President, portfolio manager, and
securities analyst for King Investment Advisors, Inc. She has been with
the firm eight years and has 11 years of experience in the investment
business. A CFA charterholder and a Chartered Investment Counselor, she
is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS in Economics. Before
joining King Investment Advisors, she was a research analyst for Capital
Research & Management in Los Angeles. As an analyst for King, she has
followed the healthcare and retail industries for the last eight years.
She authors the firm’s quarterly portfolio analysis publication, KING
Portfolio Review, and has been both author and contributing author of
The Decision Maker, a quarterly commentary on the financial markets and
the economic environment. Her articles on the firm’s equity holdings are
widely distributed to major brokerage firms within the industry.
Currently, she serves as an officer and Board member of the Houston
Society of Financial Analysts and is the current Chair of the
organization’s Education Committee.