Mark Kastan

Biography

Mark Kastan received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and his MBA from the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester. Mark is a Wall Street veteran with 17 years of experience as an equity analyst, highlighted by 9 years covering competitive telecom companies at both Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch. Mark was best known for his coverage of the CLEC industry and was consistently ranked as one of the top CLEC analysts by both "Institutional Investor" magazine and Greenwich Associates. During his tenure on Wall Street, Mark advised and consulted with many early stage companies in the construction and implementation of business plans. Many of these companies subsequently pursued successful debt and equity offerings.

Research Interest

construction and implementation of business plans