Christopher Thomas O'Cull — MD & Senior Analyst at Stifel Financial Corp.

Mr. Christopher Thomas O'Cull, also known as Chris, has been a Managing Director and Senior Analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division since July 10, 2017. Mr. O'Cull covers the restaurant sector within consumer and retail equity research team at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division. He served as Research Analyst at Pacific Crest Securities, Inc., Research Division. He served as a Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division. Mr. O'Cull joined KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division in 2012 and covered the restaurant companies within consumer and retail sector. Earlier, he served as a Director and Equity Research Analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division. Prior to this, Mr. O'Cull served as a Director and Senior Analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Research Division from 2006 to 2012 covering the restaurants industry. He served as a Restaurant Analyst at Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Research Division. He served as a Research Associate at SunTrust Equitable Securities, Research Division. Before that, he served as a Vice President of Finance, Director of Marketing and Director of Strategic Planning at O'Charley's Inc. Mr. O'Cull spent five years at O'Charley's, Inc. from 2001 to 2006 and served as its Vice President of Marketing. He has over 16 years of experience including 11 years on the sell-side and five years within the restaurant industry. Mr. O'Cull was recognized as number three earnings estimator in the restaurants sector by Thomson Reuters StarMine in its May 2015 Analyst Awards. In 2008, Institutional Investor named him a Best Up-and-Comer within the restaurant industry. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Finance and a major in Accounting.