Mary Pat is a Partner and Research Analyst and has been with the firm since 2004. She received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Before coming to the firm, Mary Pat was a Senior Analyst at Zurich Scudder Investments. She is a member of the American Cancer Society Women's Leadership Circle.