John D. Staszak, CFA
Securities Analyst: Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples
John's expertise at Argus includes the gaming, lodging and restaurant groups within the Consumer Discretionary sector. John earned an MBA from the University of Texas and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. In the financial services industry, he has worked as an analyst and consultant for companies including Standard & Poor's, Bank of New York, Harris Nesbitt Gerard and Merrill Lynch. John is a CFA charterholder. Forbes magazine named John as the second best stock picker among restaurant analysts in 2006. He was also the second best analyst for the restaurant sector by the Wall Street Journal in 2007, a year when a survey by the Financial Times/StarMine also ranked John the same way. In 2008, the Journal again listed John as an award winner, with the third best designation among hotel industry analysts and the fifth best designation among restaurant analysts.