Senior Research Analysts
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Technology
Jason Kreyer |
Jason Kreyer Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6328 Associate Analyst: Jason Kreyer is a Senior Research Analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group. Mr. Kreyer covers the advertising technology, marketing technology, and real estate technology industries. Previously, he was a financial analyst at The Hartford. Mr. Kreyer holds a BBA in Financial Management from the University of North Dakota and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
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Christian Schwab |
Christian Schwab Managing Partner Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6337 Associate Analyst: Christian Schwab is a Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, where he covers the Computer Hardware, Semiconductor and Telecommunications industries. Previously, he was a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Group at John G. Kinnard, a boutique investment bank based in Minneapolis. Mr. Schwab has been recognized several times by both the Wall Street Journal Best on the Street and Forbes.com/StarMine Best Brokerage Analysts for his stock picking accuracy. Mr. Schwab received a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota.
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Richard Shannon |
Richard Shannon Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6339 Associate Analyst: Richard Shannon joined the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC as a Senior Research Analyst in 2011 and covers stocks in the semiconductor sector. He was the #1 ranked semiconductor analyst in the Wall Street Journal’s Best on the Street survey for 2009 and 2010. Previously, he was a senior analyst at Northland Capital Markets and Piper Jaffray, an associate at UBS, and was an operating systems programmer at IBM for four years. Richard received his BS in Computer & Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota and is a CFA charter holder.
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Anthony Stoss |
Anthony Stoss Partner Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6330 Associate Analyst: Tony Stoss is a Partner and Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, where he covers various technology industries, primarily in the Wireless and Cable related sectors. Previously, he focused on various technology industries at EarlyBird Capital, SouthEast Research Partners/Ryan Beck and Martin Simpson Research. Mr. Stoss received his B.A. in Financial Management from St. Thomas College and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
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George Sutton |
George Sutton Partner Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6331 Associate Analyst: George Sutton is a Partner and Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, where he covers Technology-Enabled Services. Prior to C/H, he was a Managing Director in the Research Department at RBC Capital Markets and its predecessor Dain Rauscher Wessels. Before that Mr. Sutton worked on the buy-side with First Chicago Investment Management (now JP Morgan) and First Chicago Venture Capital (now Madison Dearborn Partners). Mr. Sutton received a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University in Bloomington and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
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Jeff Van Rhee |
Jeff Van Rhee Partner Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6343 Associate Analyst: Jeff Van Rhee is a Partner and Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, where he covers Software Centric technology companies. Previously, he was a Managing Director and Director of Research at Investec, an international investment bank headquartered in London. Mr. Van Rhee has been recognized several times by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com/StarMine and others for the performance of his stock picks. Mr. Van Rhee received a B.A. in Finance and Economics from Central Michigan University. He is a CFA charterholder.
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Health Care
Bill Bonello |
Bill Bonello Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6385 Bill Bonello is a Senior Research Analyst covering life science and diagnostics tools companies. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum Capital Group, from 2017 through 2022, Bill served in various leadership roles, at NeoGenomics, Inc., a leading cancer testing and information company. Bill’s roles included Chief Strategy Officer, President of the Informatics Division, and Chief Financial Officer. Bill has more than 15 years’ experience as a sell-side analyst, largely focused on diagnostics and life science tools, including at Craig-Hallum (from 2012-2017), RBC Capital Markets, Wachovia Securities and Piper Jaffray. Bill also served as the Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at LabCorp.
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Matthew Hewitt |
Matthew Hewitt Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6314 Associate Analyst: Matt Hewitt is a Senior Research Analyst covering the life science tools/services, health care technology/services and medical device industries. Thomson Reuters awarded him the #1 stock picker for Health Care Technology in 2018. Previously, he worked in the Internet Services, Software and Computer Peripherals research practice at Craig-Hallum and spent seven years at Advantus Capital Management. Mr. Hewitt received his M.B.A. and B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Chase Knickerbocker |
Chase Knickerbocker Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6335 Chase Knickerbocker is a Senior Research Analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group, where he focuses on Biopharma, Biotech, and Medical Technology companies. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Chase held several positions at Stryker. Chase received his BA in Finance from the University of Minnesota Crookston.
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Albert Lowe |
Albert Lowe Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6354 Albert Lowe is a Senior Research Analyst covering biotechnology. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum Capital Group, Albert was a biotechnology research analyst at Piper Sandler. Albert received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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Per Ostlund |
Per Ostlund Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6353 Per Ostlund, CFA joined Craig-Hallum Capital Group in 2013 and serves primarily as Supervisory Analyst within Research. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Per was a Vice President and Senior Research Analyst covering Consumer Products at Jefferies. Per received his BA in Accounting from Gustavus Adolphus College and is a CFA charterholder.
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Consumer
Eric Des Lauriers |
Eric Des Lauriers Senior Research Analyst (617) 275-5177 Eric Des Lauriers joined Craig-Hallum Capital Group in 2016 as a Research Analyst focused on small and micro-cap companies within the consumer, gaming, and technology verticals. In 2019, Mr. Des Lauriers became a senior research analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group, while shifting his sector focus to the cannabis industry and selected organic / greenhouse produce and hydroponics-related companies. Mr. Des Lauriers holds a BBA in Finance from Boston University and a MS in Financing from Boston College.
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Alex Fuhrman |
Alex Fuhrman Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6360 Alex Fuhrman joined Craig-Hallum Capital Group in 2013 as a Senior Research Analyst, where he focuses on retailers and other consumer companies. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Mr. Fuhrman spent more than five years covering specialty retailers and department stores as an analyst at Raymond James and Piper Jaffray. Mr. Fuhrman holds a BS in Economics and an MBA in Finance from Tulane University in New Orleans, and is a CFA charterholder.
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Jeremy Hamblin |
Jeremy Hamblin Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6371 Associate Analyst: Jeremy Hamblin joined Craig-Hallum Capital Group as a Senior Research Analyst in 2019, where he primarily covers the consumer sector. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Jeremy spent 6 years as a senior analyst at Dougherty & Company primarily covering the consumer sector. In addition, he had more than a decade of experience on the buy-side as an analyst and portfolio manager at Crown Advisors, Forefront Capital, Seamark Capital and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor and consultant in the assurance and advisory practice in New York City. Jeremy earned his BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University and earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is a CFA charterholder.
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Ryan Sigdahl |
Ryan Sigdahl Partner Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6376 Associate Analyst: Associate Analyst: Ryan Sigdahl is a Senior Research Analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group, where he covers industrial technology, specialty consumer and online gaming companies. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Mr. Sigdahl was an audit senior at Deloitte. Mr. Sigdahl holds a BA in Economics-Finance and Accounting from Concordia College and is a CFA charterholder.
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Industrial & Clean Technology
Steve Dyer |
Steve Dyer Chief Executive Officer Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6302 Associate Analyst: Steve Dyer became CEO at Craig-Hallum in 2020 after more than 15 years as a senior research analyst at the firm. He is also a member of the firm’s Board of Governors. Mr. Dyer has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, CBC and NPR; and is regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and numerous other publications. Prior to joining Craig-Hallum, Mr. Dyer was a consultant at American Express Financial Corp. He received a BA from Marquette University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
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Greg Palm |
Greg Palm Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6355 Associate Analyst: Greg Palm is a Senior Research Analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group covering industrial technology and manufacturing companies. Mr. Palm holds a BA in Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Master of Science in Finance from Boston College.
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Aaron Spychalla |
Aaron Spychalla Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6364 Aaron Spychalla is a Senior Research Analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group, where he covers Clean Tech & Industrials. Previously, he has worked in investment and financial analyst roles at Slocum & Associates (now a part of Mercer), Thomson Reuters, and Piper Jaffray. Mr. Spychalla holds a BA in both Finance and Accounting from Augsburg College and is a CFA charterholder.
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Eric Stine |
Eric Stine Senior Research Analyst (612) 334-6389 Associate Analyst: Luke Persons Eric Stine is a Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group where he covers Clean Tech & Industrials. Mr. Stine has over 25 years of sell-side experience (including well over a decade covering Clean Tech) and prior to joining Craig-Hallum in 2012 was a Senior Analyst at Northland Capital Markets and a Senior Trader at MJSK and R.J. Steichen. Mr. Stine has been recognized by Thomson Reuters for his stock picking abilities and earnings estimates, and received his BS in Finance from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). Eric’s coverage includes clean transportation, biofuels, energy/equipment, hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar and sustainable materials.
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