Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> December 8, 2009
BRIAN J. WHITE, CFA, is Managing Director of Equity Research, covering tech supply chain, networking and IT hardware at Ticonderoga Securities. Mr. White has covered various industries in the technology sector for 11 years with firms such as Collins Stewart, Jefferies & Company and Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining Ticonderoga, he was responsible for covering the electronics supply chain and China technology sectors at Collins Stewart, which included researching stocks in areas such as display technologies, China technology, passive components and electronics manufacturing services. Mr. White has been active in researching the technology sector in China over the past several years and hosts an annual tour for clients to cities such as Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Mr. White was ranked as one of the leading analysts in the electronics industry category by Forbes as part of the 2009 Blue-Chip Analyst Survey, and he was a member of the number one-ranked electronics manufacturing services team by Institutional Investor Magazine while at Merrill Lynch. He received his MBA from Vanderbilt University with a concentration in finance and accounting, with an international emphasis. He graduated with honors and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. Mr. White is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. Profile
TWST: What's going on with the tech-related stocks you cover related to the export slowdown on one hand, and on the other hand some of the consumer spending trends within the domestic market in