AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Market data vendors and their customers especially those
dealing in equities, fixed income, commodities and foreign
exchange. Competitive intelligence, franchise valuations,
writing and implementing business plans, new business projects,
project analysis, strategic planning and market research.
BACKGROUND
Jack McConville spent over 25 years as an
equities securities analyst covering the media and financial
services sectors for Kuhn Loeb, Morgan Stanley and Wertheim
Schroder.
In 1989, he joined Telerate Systems Inc, (later Dow Jones
Markets) as a member of their business group. He later became
director of economic analysis where he provided senior
management with competitive intelligence reports; financial
analysis of new business proposals and potential acquisitions;
and, wrote business plans on special projects. He also provided
market share data and analysis for both Dow Jones Markets and
the electronic publishing operations at Dow Jones.
He joined Risk Waters Group in 2000 as editor in chief of
Inside Market Data, a globally recognized industry newsletter.
He was executive editor of Market Data Industry, a publication
that compiled an annual global market share study covering
major vendors -- Reuters, Bloomberg, Thomson Financial, etc. He
also authored studies on global exchanges, fixed income
providers and Internet delivered data vendors. His industry
coverage has been cited in a number of publications including
the Sunday Telegraph, The New York Times, The Observer, The
Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Evening Standard –
London, Mail on Sunday, Business Week and The Economist.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a member of the
Association of Investment Management and Research, and a former
member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, English: St. John’s University (NY); MBA,
Finance, St. John’s University (NY)
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