Associates
Corey Benjamin
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Benjamin was an Investment Banking Associate with BB&T Capital Markets. He earned an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia. Previous experience includes work as an Investor Relations Officer at Circuit City Stores, Inc., and as an Equity Research Associate at Morgan Stanley and at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Benjamin is a member of the CFA Institute and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Contact Corey at: cbenjamin@harriswilliams.com 
David Bhattacharyya, CFA
Mr. Bhattacharyya joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management - where he received both the Dean’s Scholar and Faculty Scholar distinctions. Mr. Bhattacharyya earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from UCLA with a concentration in Business-Economics. Prior experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Lazard and as an Equity Research Associate at the Capital Group. Mr. Bhattacharyya holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Contact David at: dbhattacharyya@harriswilliams.com
Clint Brown
Mr. Brown joined Harris Williams following the completion of an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate with Citi Bank’s energy investment banking team. Prior to business school, Mr. Brown worked as an equity analyst for South Texas Money Management (STMM). He graduated magna cum laude with a B.B.A. in Finance and e-Business from TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
Contact Clint at: cbrown@harriswilliams.com
Chris Burnham
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Burnham was an Investment Banking Associate with FMI Capital Advisors. He earned an M.S. Finance from Lancaster University Management School (U.K.) and a B.S. from East Carolina University. Previous experience includes work as a Senior Associate at FBR Capital Markets and as an Associate in the Corporate Banking Group at BB&T. Mr. Burnham is a member of CFA Institute and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Contact Chris at: cburnham@harriswilliams.com
Brant A. Cash
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Cash worked as an Associate at Oppenheimer & Co. Mr. Cash earned an M.B.A. with high distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a B.S., cum laude, in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Previous work experience includes sales and marketing at Rogers Corporation.
Contact Brant at: bcash@harriswilliams.com
Marshall Croft
Mr. Croft joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. Mr. Croft earned a B.S. in Economics from the United States Naval Academy. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and as a Submarine Officer in the United States Navy.
Contact Marshall at: mcroft@harriswilliams.com
Matt Conaty
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Conaty worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Bear Stearns in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. He earned an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.A. from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Conaty was an Assistant Prosecutor in Monmouth County, New Jersey, prior to business school.
Contact Matt at: mconaty@harriswilliams.com
Chip Duggins
Mr. Duggins joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Duggins earned a B.A. in Economics from Duke University. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate in the Diversified Industries Group at J.P. Morgan and as a Strategy Consultant with Cannondale Associates.
Contact Chip at: cduggins@harriswilliams.com
Paul Hepper
Mr. Hepper joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, where he received the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence. Prior to business school, Mr. Hepper worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Croft & Bender, LLC and as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase and Wachovia Securities. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Barclays Capital. Mr. Hepper earned a B.A., cum laude, in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University.
Contact Paul at: phepper@harriswilliams.com
Andrew Hewlett
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Hewlett worked as an Associate at Table Rock Capital, an infrastructure focused private equity firm. Mr. Hewlett earned an M.B.A. with high honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate with McKinsey & Company and at Stout, Risius, Ross in the Valuation and Financial Opinions Group.
Contact Andrew at: ahewlett@harriswilliams.com
Jershon I. Jones
Mr. Jones joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Jones earned a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Previous experience includes work as a Senior Business Manager in the Credit Risk Management group at Capital One Financial and work as a Business Analyst with Signet Banking Corporation.
Contact Jershon at: jjones@harriswilliams.com
Eric Kim
Mr. Kim joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Kim earned a B.A. with general honors in Economics from the University of Chicago. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Point Judith Capital, and a Senior Analyst in the Technology & Communications Group at Raymond James & Associates.
Contact Eric at: ekim@harriswilliams.com
Doug Kinard
Mr. Kinard joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. While at Darden, he received the William Michael Shermet Award, the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence, and was inducted into the Raven Society. Mr. Kinard earned a B.S. with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Finance. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and as an Officer in the United States Navy.
Contact Doug at: dkinard@harriswilliams.com
John E. Klim
Mr. Klim has worked in various positions in the investment banking and financial services industry over the past nine years. Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Klim was an Equity Analyst at Credit Suisse covering the media industry, including newspapers and publishing, broadcasting, and out-of-home advertising. Prior to that, Mr. Klim worked in the Middle Market Banking Group at SunTrust Bank. Mr. Klim earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Virginia and is a Level III candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program.
Contact John at: jklim@harriswilliams.com
Dustin Lieb
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Lieb worked as an Associate at Fidelity Equity Partners, where he focused on investing in healthcare services businesses. Previous work experience includes three years as an Analyst for Harris Williams & Co., as well as serving as Co-Founder of an Internet advertising company. Mr. Lieb graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Contact Dusty at: dlieb@harriswilliams.com
Eric Logue
Mr. Logue joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, where he received the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Harris Williams & Co. and as an Assistant Vice President in the Global Fixed Income division of Citigroup Global Markets. Mr. Logue earned a B.B.A. from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
Contact Eric at: elogue@harriswilliams.com
MICHAEL Marcantonio
Mr. Marcantonio joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Prior to business school, Mr. Marcantonio worked as a Senior Analyst with the Financial Analysis and Compliance Team at American Capital. Previous experience includes work as an Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers audit group. Mr. Marcantonio earned a B.S. in Finance & Accounting from James Madison University.
Contact Mike at: mmarcantonio@harriswilliams.com
Matthew B. McLain
Mr. McLain joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. At Fuqua, he was recognized as a Fuqua Scholar and currently serves on the school’s Board of Visitors. Mr. McLain earned a B.S., with Distinction, in economics from Vanderbilt University. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Irving Place Capital and as a Senior Associate in the Financial Advisory Services function of Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
Contact Matthew at: mmclain@harriswilliams.com
Priyanka Naithani
Ms. Naithani joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to business school, Ms. Naithani spent seven years in various roles in the high technology industry. Most recently, Ms. Naithani was a Venture Finance Associate at Vela Systems, a software-as-a-service portfolio company of Commonwealth Capital Ventures and GrandBanks Capital, where she worked on strategic positioning and valuation of the company. Previous experience includes work as the Director of Software Development at VoxVue Corporation, a business intelligence and data visualization software company in Boston. Ms. Naithani received a BS with honors in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, an MS in Computer Science from Texas A&M university and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Contact Priyanka at: pnaithani@harriswilliams.com
Lanre Osinusi
Mr. Osinusi joined Harris Williams following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate with the M&A group of Credit Suisse, as a Senior Accountant with The Carlyle Group, and as a Senior Associate with the Assurance Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Osinusi earned a B.S., summa cum laude, with a concentration in economics from the University of Maryland.
Contact Lanre at: losinusi@harriswilliams.com
Nick Patel
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Patel worked as an Associate and Analyst in the Investment Banking Group of Morgan Keegan & Company. Mr. Patel graduated summa cum laude with a B.B.A. in Banking & Finance and Economics from the University of Georgia.
Contact Nick at: npatel@harriswilliams.com
Alan M. Rich
Mr. Rich joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Rich earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University, where he earned the John Harvard Honorary Scholarship. Previous experience includes work as an Associate for Wells Fargo in their Private Placements Group, and as an Analyst for Wells Fargo in their Corporate Syndications Group.
Contact Alan at: arich@harriswilliams.com
Luke Semple
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Semple worked as a Global Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank. He earned an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and a B.A. from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Semple was a Vice President at East Bay Capital in Charleston, South, Carolina prior to business school.
Contact Luke at: lsemple@harriswilliams.com
Tara Smith
Ms. Smith re-joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Prior to completing her M.B.A., Ms. Smith was an Investment Analyst for Key Principal Partners, a private investment firm that provides mezzanine and equity capital to middle-market companies. Other previous work experience includes three years as an Analyst for Harris Williams & Co. Ms. Smith earned a B.A. in Economics and History from Stanford University.
Contact Tara at: tsmith@harriswilliams.com
Joe Sparacino
Mr. Sparacino joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Prior to business school, Mr. Sparacino worked as an analyst in the Corporate Strategy and Business Development Group at Textron Inc. Previous experience includes work as an Associate with Citigroup Global Markets and as a financial analyst at Texas Instruments. Mr. Sparacino earned a B.S., magna cum laude, with a concentration in Finance from Boston College. He lives in Richmond with his wife and two sons.
Contact Joe at: jsparacino@harriswilliams.com
David Thieke
Mr. Thieke joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, where he graduated first in his class. He earned a B.S. with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Finance, as well as a Major in Spanish. Previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Aspen Advisors, L.P., and as a Senior Associate in the executive compensation consulting practice at Mercer.
Contact David at: dthieke@harriswilliams.com
Matthew Volinsky
Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Volinsky worked as an Associate at Sagent Advisors. Mr. Volinsky earned an M.B.A. with Honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Previous experience includes work as a Credit Analyst at Franklin Templeton Investments, and as a Senior Analyst at Analysis Group.
Contact Matthew at: mvolinsky@harriswilliams.com
