John D. Staszak, CFA
Securities analyst: discretionary consumption and basic consumption
John’s specialty in Argus includes games, accommodation and restaurants within the discretionary consumption sector. John obtained an MBA from the University of Texas and a degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. In the financial services industry, he has worked as an analyst and consultant for firms such as Standard & Poor’s, the New York Bank, Harris Nesbitt Gerard and Merrill Lynch. John is the head of the CFA. Forbes magazine appointed John as the second best a actions coach among restaurant analysts in 2006. It was also classified as the second best analyst that covers the restaurant sector by the Wall Street Journal in 2007, a year in which a survey Financial Times/Starmine also classified Juan in the same way. In 2008, the Journal again included John as winner of the award, with the third best designation among the analysts of the hotel industry and the fifth best designation among restaurant analysts.