Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> February 21, 2000
RONALD J. BARONE is the Managing Director of the Natural Gas & Electric
Utilities Group of UBS Investment Research. An analyst since 1971, Mr.
Barone specializes in natural gas pipelines/distribution companies,
electric utilities, independent power producers, and energy master
limited partnerships. He has been ranked on Institutional Investor's
All-American Research Team for 29 consecutive years, including a number
one spot in the natural gas category in 2003. Prior to the UBS AG
acquisition of PaineWebber Incorporated, Mr. Barone was the natural gas
analyst at PaineWebber. Prior to that, he followed natural gas and
electric utilities at Kidder Peabody & Co. Mr. Barone earned an MBA
degree from New York University and a BA degree in Economics from
Manhattan College. Profile
DONATO J. EASSEY is First Vice President of Merrill Lynch where he is a
member of the Merrill Lynch Fundamental Equity Research Department.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he was associated with Duff & Phelps/
MCM Investment Research Co. and Transco Energy Company. Mr. Eassey
earned his BBA degree from the University of Texas, San Antonio after
serving in the US Air Force. He resides in Houston, Texas with his wife
and three sons. Profile
David N. Fleischer is a Managing Director with Goldman, Sachs &
Company, where he is on the Investment Policy and Stock Selection
Committees. He is responsible for coverage of natural gas
companies and master limited partnerships. Prior to joining the
firm, Mr. Fleischer spent 17 years as a Securities Analyst at
several major financial institutions and investment firms. He
earned a BA degree in Economics from the University of
Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School. Mr.
Fleischer is a CFA and was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. Profile
Curt Launer is a natural gas and master limited partnership Analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., based in New York. Mr. Launer has more than 20 years of equity research experience and has achieved 19 appearances on the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team with 12 number one finishes in the natural gas sector. He recently was named to Institutional Investor's Best Analysts of All Time list and recently was inducted into the Institutional Investor Hall of Fame. Mr. Launer joined Deutsche Bank in 2010 as a Managing Director in the natural resources group focused primarily on the corporate coverage of the midstream energy and MLP sector. Profile
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