Charlie Wolf

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Charles Wolf joined Needham & Company in 2000. Charlie is well known for his two signature publications, Wolf Bytes and Wolf Bits, which provide in-depth analysis of significant industry issues. He began an 18-year career in the Finance Division of the Columbia Business School in 1966, rising from assistant professor to professor, during which time he published many articles on financial economics and decision theory in major academic journals. He is also co-author of The Role of Private Placements in Corporate Finance, published by Harvard University Press. Mr. Wolf joined the equity research department at Credit Suisse First Boston (then The First Boston Company) in 1984. Between 1988 and 1993, he was elected to Institutional Investor’s “All-America Research Team” in the personal computer industry category. Between 1993 and 1996, he was a consultant to CS First Boston, managing the “New Analysts Program” and writing on the Economic Value Added approach to stock analysis. In May 1996, he rejoined CS First Boston as an analyst covering the PC industry, a position held until October 1998. From November 1998 to November 2000, Mr. Wolf was an analyst covering the PC and enterprise hardware industries at UBS Warburg. He earned his AB, MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard.