David brings the substantial financial industry and research experience gained in his 25+ year career to the fore in his role as the Head of CreditSights' US Financial Institutions Group and the Senior US Financial Services Analyst. He is well known for his strong voice and highly regarded for his timely insights which leverage a unique combination of extensive experience in both credit and equity research.

 

David joined CreditSights from Credit Suisse First Boston (1998-2001), where he was a Director and, as part of the U.S. Bank team, covered multinational, super-regional and processing banks. In 2000 the team achieved the Institutional Investor All-American ranking for equity research.  Prior to that he spent three years at Smith Barney (1994-1997) as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Bond Research.  In 1995, David was ranked an Institutional Investor All-American in recognition of his fixed income research on U.S. banks.

 

David started his financial services career at New York Life Insurance (1983-1987) where he was a private placement and public bonds analyst. He received an MBA in Finance from New York University's Stern School (1986) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1983). David is popular on the speaker circuit and is frequently quoted in the financial media. He is a member of the Fixed Income Analysts Association, the Capital Markets Credit Analyst Association, the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Security Analysts, and the Financial Analysts Association.