Alex Cena

Current

• Owner at Shale Ridge, LLC

Past

• Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney
• Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
• Vice President at Lehman Brothers

• Vice President at RBC Dain Rauscher
• Vice President at Dain Bosworth
• Vice President at William K. Woodruff & Company, Inc.

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Education

• Loyola University of Chicago
• University of Iowa

Connections

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Industry

Telecommunications

Alex Cena’s Summary

I have close to 20 years of experience as a telecommunications equipment analyst for major Wall Street firms including Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns & Co and Salomon Smith Barney. For many years, I have been ranked as the top telecommunications equipment analyst on Wall Street by firms such as Greenwich Associates, Reuters and Institutional Investor Magazine for my coverage of companies such as Cisco, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia and Qualcomm.

Alex Cena’s Specialties:

Telecommunications Equipment

Alex Cena’s Experience

• Owner

  Shale Ridge, LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  July 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

• Managing Director

  Salomon Smith Barney

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Financial Services industry)

  August 1998 — July 2001 (3 years)

  Telecommunications equipment analyst covering companies throughout the United States and Europe

• Managing Director

  Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BSC; Investment Banking industry)

  April 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 5 months)

  Telecommunications equipment analyst covering companies throughout the United States and Europe

• Vice President

  Lehman Brothers

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LEH; Investment Banking industry)

  October 1992 — April 1996 (3 years 7 months)

  Telecommunications equipment analyst covering companies throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East

• Vice President

  RBC Dain Rauscher

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RY; Financial Services industry)

  May 1991 — October 1992 (1 year 6 months)

  Technology analyst covering companies throughout the United States

• Vice President

  Dain Bosworth

  (Telecommunications industry)

  1991 — 1992 (1 year)

• Vice President

  William K. Woodruff & Company, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Investment Banking industry)

  June 1985 — May 1991 (6 years)

  Technology and growth stock analyst covering companies throughout the United States

Alex Cena’s Education

• Loyola University of Chicago

  BBA , Finance , 1983 — 1985

• University of Iowa

  Computer Engineering 1981 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Delta Theta

Additional Information

Alex Cena’s Interests:

Photography, Backpacking, SCUBA Diving, Cave Diving, Hunting

Alex Cena’s Honors:

Awarded as the top telecommunications equipment analyst multiple years by numerous publications, including Reuters, Greenwich Associates and Institutional Investor Magazine.

Alex Cena’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch