Leadership

Chip Emery, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Chip founded Ridgetop Research in 2008 and currently serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer. A pioneer in the investment research industry, Chip was one of the first hires at Vista Research in 2002 where he served for six years as First Vice President and Sales Manager. He was instrumental in leading the firm to its successes and eventual acquisition by Standard & Poor's in 2005. In 1998, Chip joined broadcast.com where he helped to launch NetRoadshow, a start-up provider of end-to-end webcast solutions for the financial services community. Broadcast.com became part of Yahoo in 1999. Chip began his research career at Multex in 1997, selling services to buy-side institutions. Chip received a B.A. in English Literature from Lake Forest College in 1993.

Jamie Beard, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

Jamie is the Chief Operating Officer of Ridgetop Research where he oversees the firm's relationships, strategy, and business development. Prior to joining the company, he served for four years as President of JMB Capital where he originated, financed and managed various private equity and real estate transactions. From 2003 to 2005, Jamie was the Director of Marketing for the Pan Funds, a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds. From 1997 to 2003, he served as Vice President and Head of Venture Services at JPMorgan Securities in New York and San Francisco. Jamie received a joint MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School in 2006, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Vermont in 1995.

John Bell, Senior Analyst

John is a Senior Analyst at Ridgetop Research where he manages a team of junior and associate recruiting analysts. Prior to joining Ridgetop Research, John was an Institutional Sales Trader for E*TRADE Financial where he spent six years facilitating equity trade execution in domestic and international markets. John holds a B.S. in Business from Wake Forest University where he graduated in 2002.

Bromley Dougherty, Jr., Senior Analyst

Bromley is a Senior Analyst at Ridgetop Research where he leads a team of four junior analysts. Before joining the Ridgetop team, he was Vice President of Execution Sales/Implementation at Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading where he managed high profile implementations and large opportunities. Prior to that, Bromley was Director of Client Engagements at Citigroup, Lava Trading, Inc, managing both the Relationship and Implementation Management Teams. In 2001, he founded TraderWorks LLC, a start-up formed to develop market software for Nasdaq/OTC trading operations. Bromley also held analyst positions at Deutsche Bank/NDB Capital Markets. From 1996 to 2003, he served as an M1A1 Tank Driver for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He graduated from Hobart College in 1995.

Christopher Wallace, Senior Analyst

Chris is a Senior Analyst at Ridgetop Research where he manages a team of junior and associate recruiting analysts. He joined the company in 2009 from Vista Research, a Division of Standard & Poor's, where he spent four years as Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager of Institutional Sales. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Director of Brokerage Sales at Preferred Capital Markets, Inc. Prior to that, Chris was Vice President of Institutional Equity Research Sales at Sands Brothers & Company Ltd., where he launched the first San Francisco branch office. Chris graduated from Hamilton College in 1992.

Carrie Emery, CFO
Peter Allison, Analyst
David Sullivan, Analyst
Tiernan Ely, Junior Analyst
William Healy, Junior Analyst
Christian Helies, Junior Analyst
Coley Parry, Junior Analyst
John Post, Junior Analyst
Sean Rafter, Junior Analyst
Neil St. Clair, Junior Analyst
Andrew Drucker, Associate
Alexander Pagli, Associate
Tyler Watson, Associate
Marcus Wiley, Associate