Jeffery Harte is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. His research coverage includes broker-dealers, money center banks, and trust banks. Previously, he was a principal of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. Harte joined Sandler O'Neill in 2002 from ABN AMRO, where he was a vice president and covered the same industry sectors. Prior to joining ABN AMRO, Harte was a research analyst at PaineWebber. Harte has won numerous industry honors for stock picking. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from DePaul University.