PERSON: John Stoltzfus

Oppenheimer & Co.

Chief market strategist

John Stoltzfus is managing director and chief market strategist for Oppenheimer. Prior to joining the firm, John was senior market strategist at Ticonderoga Securities where he provided all macro, market outlook, and strategy ideas to the firm and its clients. John came to Ticonderoga from Bank of America, where he worked in their Global Wealth & Investment Management Division as senior market strategist in the Investment Strategies Group.

Before Bank of America, John was at Morgan Stanley in a variety of roles, including vice president of Marketing and Equity Sales, vice president of Capital Market Solutions, and vice president of U.S. and International Equity Marketing. In the early 1990s, John worked at Chase Manhattan Bank as vice president of Investments, CMIS and GNA securities. He holds a B.A. from Colgate University.

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