Healthcare >> Sector Roundtables >> April 19, 1999
WILLIAM MCKEEVER is a Managing Director specializing in the managed care
industry in the healthcare group of UBS Warburg Equity Research. An
analyst since 1993, Mr. McKeever was named a runner-up in the managed
care category on Institutional Investor's All-American Research Team in
2000. Prior to joining UBS Warburg, Mr. McKeever was associated with
PaineWebber, Schroder & Company, Kidder Peabody, Janney Montgomery Scott
and First Boston and Company. Mr. McKeever holds an MBA from The Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Denison
University. Profile
TODD B. RICHTER is a Managing Director and Group Head, Healthcare Equity
Research with Banc of America Securities. Previously, he was associated
with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Inc. Mr. Richter received his Bachelor's
degree in Finance from the College of William & Mary and an MBA in
Finance from Indiana University. He is a member of the Institute of
Chartered Financial Analysts. Profile
GEOFFREY E. HARRIS is a Global Head of Healthcare Research with UBS
Warburg LLC. Previously, he was associated with Salomon Smith Barney,
Tucker Anthony, Inc., and Loomis, Sayles & Company. Mr. Harris holds a
Bahelor's degree in Economics from Oberlin University and a Master's
degree in Management Science from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the NYSSA. Profile
EDMUND E. KROLL is a Managing Director with S.G. Cowen Securities Corp.
Previously, he was associated with Furman Selz and Lehman Brothers. He
holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Rutgers University and an
MBA in Finance from Indiana University. Mr. Kroll is also a Certified
Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Ed, how have the managed care stocks, and for the purpose of thisdiscussion I'd like to confine the topic to the HMOs, performed over the
past six to 12 months?
Mr. Kroll: They