ED NAJARIAN is a Senior Managing Director, heads ISI's Financial Research Team, and is ISI's Large-Cap Banks Analyst. He was ranked #2 in the large-cap banking sector by Institutional Investor in 2008 and #1 in the major banks category by Forbes in 2009.

Prior to joining ISI in 2009, Ed spent 9 years at Merrill Lynch as a Managing Director and First Vice President. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Ed was a banks analyst at CS First Boston, UBS, and First Union Securities.

Ed received a BA in 1986 and a PhD in 1990, both from Duke University.