Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> December 20, 1999
ELEANOR F. KERNS is a Director with Credit Suisse First Boston,
following healthcare services stocks. She focuses on specialty managed
care and physician integration services. Prior to joining the firm, Ms.
Kerns was a Principal with Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown in the Health Care
Research Group. She has also worked with the venture capital firm
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Ms.
Kerns holds a Bachelor's degree from Northeastern University, a Master's
degree from Boston College, and an M.B.A. from Babson College. Currently
studying Fine Arts at the Museum School of the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts, her work can be found exhibited in Boston galleries. Profile
TWST: Eleanor, you follow a group of companies across a broad spectrumof healthcare services. What is the thread that links the businesses
that these companies are in?
Ms. Kerns: Well, as I