Kevin B. Skislock
Partner and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Skislock has 32 years of experience as a Wall Street stock analyst and corporate development consultant.  Nearly half of his career has been spent analyzing stocks for leading buy-side money managers including Citigroup and Wellington Management Company. On the sell-side of Wall Street, he has analyzed stocks for the institutional and retail investment clients of firms including a "research boutique" subsidiary of UBS PaineWebber, Inc. and RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.

Having served as a Director of Investment Research and Investment Strategy Committee member on the buy-side of Wall Street and a Director of Investment Research and Commitment Committee member on the sell-side, Mr. Skislock's expertise in business model analysis is widely respected. He often takes an active role in the creation and development of new business enterprises, serving as Director or Advisory Board member for cutting-edge start-ups.  He is Creator and Founder of Global Café Network, currently planned for launch in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2009.

Mr. Skislock has been recognized by Institutional Investor magazine in their "Best of the Buy-Side" rating of Wall Street’s top buy-side analysts. Since the inception of LRP in 1998, he has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNBC's MarketWrap, CNBC's Business Center, CNNfn, The Wall Street Journal Report, and Hong Kong Cable Television. He has also appeared in a wide variety of print media sources including Barron's, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Business Times of Singapore, the Taipei Times, and Daily Variety, as well as online at Bloomberg.com, CBS Marketwatch, MSNBC.com, and CNN.com.

Born on Manhattan Island, New York City, Mr. Skislock earned a BS degree in Economics from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from The University of Chicago.  In addition to his native English, Mr. Skislock has a working knowledge of Arabic (MSA), French, Japanese (hyojungo), and Vietnamese.  He remains an active competitor in senior (50-and-over) track and field.