Mr. Abdul Saleh is a Senior Research Analyst with Zacks Investment Research, Inc. covering companies in the technology sector. His coverage area includes Semiconductor, Software, Internet, IT services and The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Sectors. Prior to joining Zacks, Mr. Saleh was a sell-side Analyst with various Wall Street firms for nearly 20 years. He was initially trained as a Paper & Forest Products Analyst in the mid-80s and moved on to cover the Technology Sector in the mid-90s. He extensively covered the Communications Component Sector companies from 1999-2006 and received a 5-Star ranking by ‘Starmine’. He was also ranked in the 96th percentile among 6000 analysts overall and No.1 in the Communication Equipment Sector for the 12 months ended April, 2005. Later in early-2006, he worked as an independent consultant for the regional division of a major middle-east based investment entity towards the feasibility study for implementing/upgrading optical networking and wireless communication infrastructure in the underdeveloped South Asian countries/markets.

Mr. Saleh has a MBA in Finance and a Masters in Economics. He has been extensively covered by the press and media, including the Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg, Business Week, BuySide magazine, etc. Mr. Saleh also holds relevant NASD licenses including the Series 7, 63 , 86 & 87.

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