Ben Nolan is the managing director of research at Stifel Financial (SF) covering the shipping, rail, and energy infrastructure. Prior to Stifel, Mr. Nolan provided shipping research at Knight Capital and Jefferies since 2005. In addition to equity research, Mr. Nolan spent several years as a corporate financial analyst for EOG Resources in the oil and gas business. Mr. Nolan graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. in Finance and received his M.B.A. from the University of Houston. Mr. Nolan is also a CFA charterholder and has won numerous Starmine and Institutional Investors awards.