Network origin in Andy Hitt first degree
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Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP
 Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1988, Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sandler O'Neill & Partners Corp. and their ultimate parent is SOP Holdings LLC. Sandler O'Neill & Partners' Equity Sales & Trading team seeks to enhance liquidity, execute complex transactions, distribute securities and provide institutional investor exposure for hundreds of financial institutions. Sandler O'Neill is a market maker for over 425 NASDAQ financial stocks and trades equities on all active exchanges including the NYSE, NASDAQ, OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets. They work with CEOs, CFOs and management teams on corporate buybacks, portfolio valuations, rebalancings and liquidations. Sandler O'Neill publishes detailed equity research on approximately 270 financial services companies. They primarily cover small- and mid-sized companies that are not widely followed by large Wall Street firms. Their research coverage focuses on the following industries: (1) banks and thrifts (2) specialty finance and credit card companies (3) asset management (4) e-Finance (5) investment banking firms and broker/dealers (6) REITS (7) mortgage REITs and (8) insurance.
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Companies connected to Andy Hitt via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
 Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Director of Research - Equity Director of Research - Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| New York University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Balyasny Asset Management LP
 Balyasny Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Trading-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Hovde Group LLC
 Hovde Group LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Hovde Group LLC is a leading boutique investment bank that has been providing advisory services to the financial services sector for over 30 years. The private company offers a full suite of investment banking, capital markets, research, equity sales, and trading services to its clients, including institutional and retail investors, community and regional banks, and other financial companies located throughout the United States. The company is based in Inverness, IL, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Hovde Group consistently ranks among the bank sector's top M&A and capital markets advisory firms, is a leading market maker of community and regional bank stocks, and produces high-quality research from award-winning analysts. The American company was founded in 1987 by Steven Donald Hovde, who has been the CEO since then. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Director of Research - Equity Director of Research - Equity Director of Research - Equity | |
| University of Notre Dame | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
UBS Securities LLC
 UBS Securities LLC Investment ManagersFinance UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| George Washington University | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Bucknell University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Hamilton College (New York) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Jefferies LLC
 Jefferies LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Tennessee | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Boston College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
RBC Capital Markets LLC
 RBC Capital Markets LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Decade Capital Management LLC
 Decade Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2007, Decade Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Millennium Management LLC. | Investment Managers | Chief Investment Officer Analyst-Equity | |
| Arizona State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Truist Securities, Inc.
 Truist Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Rutgers State University of New Jersey | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Babson College | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Fordham University
 Fordham University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY. | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Boston University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
FIG Partners LLC
 FIG Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2003, FIG Partners LLC is a broker/dealer specializing in mid- and small-cap bank and thrift stocks. They strive to generate superior returns for institutions and high net-worth individuals through integrated trading, sales and research. They are employee-owned. FIG Partners is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. They are located in Atlanta, Georgia. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director of Research - Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Crayhill Capital Management LP
 Crayhill Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Crayhill Capital Management LP (Crayhill Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Joshua P. Eaton and Carlos Miguel Mendez. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder | |
Magnetar Capital LLC
 Magnetar Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Magnetar Capital LLC is an alternative asset manager headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was founded by Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Magnetar Capital Partners LP. Magnetar Capital provides investment solutions to a wide range of investors. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| Bentley University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Villanova University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
SG Americas Securities LLC
 SG Americas Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance SG Americas Securities LLC (SGAS) is the securities broker/dealer subsidiary of SG Americas Securities Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by Société Générale SA (EPA: GLE) in France. Headquartered in New York City, SGAS offers capital markets and securities services for retail and institutional clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 Nomura Securities International, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Sales & Marketing | |
| Goizueta Business School-Emory | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
University of Washington
 University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.
 Banker's Toolbox, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Banker's Toolbox, Inc. engages in the provision of bank secrecy act and anti-money laundering compliance solutions. It solutions include AML (anti-money laundering) compliance software, fraud prevention, CRE (commercial real estate) loan stress testing, secure wire transfer automation, suspicious activity monitoring services. The company was founded by Daniel Cho in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Santa Clara University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC). | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director/Board Member |
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| United States | 51 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 26 |
| Consumer Services | 25 |
| Technology Services | 2 |
Operational
| Analyst-Equity | 149 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 113 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 82 |
| Director of Research - Equity | 25 |
| Director/Board Member | 22 |
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| Thomas O'Neill | 20 |
| Brian Conn | 13 |
| Firman Leung | 12 |
| Elizabeth A. Werner | 12 |
| Michael Lacovara | 12 |
| Jeff Fox | 11 |
| Aaron Deer | 10 |
| Stephan R. Peers | 9 |
| Kevin Fitzsimmons | 9 |
| Paul Newsome | 8 |
| Nick Pirsos | 8 |
| Chris Donat | 8 |
| Alexander Goldfarb | 8 |
| Todd Halky | 8 |
| Stephen Scouten | 7 |
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