Other analyst team members include Nick Gibbons (Senior Analyst and EQA Manager) a four-year Gradient veteran covering primarily the technology sector and Sachin Khattar, CFA, MA (Senior Analyst), who has over eight years of Wall Street experience with an emphasis in credit analysis, debt management and investment banking. Sachin has an MBA from the Stern School of Business, NYU. Other analysts include Pete Larson (CIA) and analysts who have passed Level II of the CFA exam and/or have advanced degrees. Gradient’s analyst-based research is also enhanced by the thought-leadership of Dr. Carr Bettis (Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO) and by Mr. Thomas Barrett's (EVP, Global Strategy and Products) 20 years of Wall Street experience.