Financial Services >> Sector Roundtables >> November 12, 2001
JEFFERSON L. HARRALSON, CFA, is a Vice President and member of the
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets research team covering
southeastern regional banks. Mr. Harralson has been expanding SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey's research coverage of community banks, which now
includes 22 institutions across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and
Southwest. Mr. Harralson joined Robinson Humphrey in December 1997 after
six years of experience in the bank consulting industry, most recently
with Alex Sheshunoff Management Services (ASM). At ASM, Mr. Harralson
served as a Financial Analyst, providing various analytics and
opportunity assessments to community banks across the country. Before
ASM, Mr. Harralson was a Financial Analyst at another bank consulting
firm, US Banking Alliance, where he consulted community banks on an
array of financial matters and developed analytical software. Mr.
Harralson holds a BS degree from Washington & Lee University and an MBA
from Georgia State University. Profile
CHRISTOPHER M. MUTASCIO is a Principal at Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.,
and a member of the Financial Services Group. Prior to joining Legg
Mason, he was employed by the U.S. Treasury Department in the Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Mutascio graduated from Gettysburg
College with a BA in Finance and earned his MBA at Loyola College. Profile
CHARLES N. ERNST joined Putnam Lovell Securities, Inc., in June 1999 as
a Research Analyst in the Commercial Banking sector. He was recently
promoted to Vice President. While at Putnam Lovell, Mr. Ernst's coverage
has focused on Southeastern banks, while dedicating time to other larger
issues within the banking sector. Prior to joining Putnam Lovell, Mr.
Ernst was an associate on the second highest ranked 1999 bank team,
according to Institutional Investor, while at Salomon Smith Barney.
Earlier he worked at Smith Barney Capital Management. Mr. Ernst holds a
BS in Economics from Denison University.
Jason Goldberg is a Senior Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at
Lehman Brothers covering the Regional Banking industry. He joined
Lehman in July 2000. He began covering the banking industry in June 1995
at Smith Barney and then at Salomon Smith Barney. He was named to the
Institutional Investor magazine's All-American Research Team for Mid-Cap
Banks in 2002, ranking #1, the inaugural year of this category. He also
placed second among all bank analysts in the 2002 StarMine/NASDAQ annual
survey for earnings estimate accuracy. He received a Bachelor of
Business Administration from the University of Michigan and is a
Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
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