Bernie McTernan joined Needham & Company in 2021 as a Senior Research Analyst based in NYC covering the Internet & Consumer Technology sector. Bernie has well over a decade of equity research experience on the sell and buyside. Most recently Bernie was a Senior Analyst at Rosenblatt Securities, prior to that he worked as an […]

Chris Pierce joined Needham & Company, LLC in 2020 as a research analyst covering Internet Services, transitioning from an equity trading background. He also covers Transportation Technology. Most recently, he spent four years Balyasny Asset Management trading TMT & HC out of their San Francisco office. Prior to that he spent 10 years as a […]

Ehud Eisenstein joined Needham & Company in 2010 and is a Managing Director as well as Head of Israeli Banking. He has taken an active role in accelerating the firm’s business in Israel, delivering the full spectrum of financing and advisory capabilities to Israeli emerging growth companies, both public and private. Prior to joining Needham, […]

Chris Smajdor joined Needham & Company in 2008 and currently serves as a Managing Director and Head of Internet & Digital Media Investment Banking. Chris works with both private and public companies across all categories of capital markets and M&A transactions including sell-side and buy-side advisory, IPOs, public follow-on offerings and private placements. Verticals of […]

Mike Staff joined Needham & Company in 2006 and currently serves as a Managing Director out of Needham’s Boston office. His responsibilities include working on IPOs, mergers & acquisitions, and private financings across both Consumer and B2B businesses. Verticals of focus include e-Commerce, Marketplaces, Education Technology, Financial Technology, Internet & Tech-Enabled Services, SMB Software and […]

Since 2009, Laura Martin has been the senior entertainment and internet analyst at Needham & Company, where she publishes research on the largest internet and media stocks in the US. Prior to Needham, Martin was the senior media analyst at Soleil Securities, where she was nationally ranked by Institutional Investor magazine as “Best of the […]