Ms. Applebaum spent over 20 years at Salomon Brothers, in New York and Chicago. During her years on Wall Street, Ms. Applebaum was the top-rated steel industry analyst according to the prestigious Institutional Investor All-Star poll for a dozen years. During that time she served as an advisor to the country’s largest money managers and worked as part of the investment banking team advising corporations on over 2-dozen initial and secondary public offerings, mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Applebaum is regularly quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She makes frequent appearances on business programs of CNN and CNBC, and was a featured guest on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser. Ms. Applebaum has a BS in Economics from Northwestern University and a MBA in Accounting and Finance from the Kellogg School of Business. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband, 3 children and 2 dogs.
Ms. Hurst is an administrative assistant and part-time research assistant. She has been with the firm since mid-September 2009. Before joining the team at Steel Market Intelligence, Ms. Hurst was an undergraduate student at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. She graduated in May 2009 with a B.A. in Business Management and Marketing.