Senior Industry Analyst, Merrill Lynch Technology Research Group, Technical & Design Software and Imaging Technology.
Research experience
Jay started his investment research career in Los Angeles in 1980 and now has 27 years of research analyst experience.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in New York in February 1998, Jay had previously worked in research at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Bear Stearns & Co., and Josephthal & Co.
He has followed Technology since 1983, focusing primarily on Technical & Design Software.  In addition to Software research, he assumed coverage of the Imaging Technology sector in 2003.
Industry recognition
Jay’s securities research work has been recognized in the annual Institutional Investor All-America Research Team (“Software”); Institutional Investor Global Research Team (“Software”); Institutional Investor All-America Research Team (“Imaging”); The Wall Street Journal “Best On The Street” Analysts Survey; and the annual Greenwich Survey (“Technical Software”).
Personal background
Jay graduated with a Bachelors degree in Economics & Political Science from U.C.L.A. (1978), and with an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas Graduate School of Business (1980).  He lives in New York City with his wife and son.