Keay Nakae is a senior research analyst at Chardan Capital Markets. He has fifteen years of experience as a healthcare equity research analyst and has covered small- to large-cap biotechnology, medical device and diagnostic companies that compete in areas of cardiology, gynecology, neurology, urology, oncology, diabetes, aesthetics and cardiac and spine surgery. Prior to joining Chardan, Nakae was a senior research analyst at Ascendiant Capital Markets, Collins Stewart, CE Unterberg, Towbin and Wedbush Morgan Securities. He has made media appearances on Bloomberg, and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Business Week and The Los Angeles Times. He has also been recognized by Forbes magazine in its annual survey of America’s Best Analysts. Before becoming an equity research analyst, Nakae worked at Atlantic Richfield Co. in corporate finance and portfolio management positions, and at St. Jude Medical as a member of the research and development engineering team responsible for the Affinity pacemaker. He earned a master's degree in business administration from UCLA's Anderson School of Management, and holds master's and bachelor's degrees in electronic engineering from Cal Poly. Nakae is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the CFA Institute. He maintains FINRA Series 7, 16, and 66, 86, and 87 securities registrations.