Stephen East

Biography: Stephen East is one of the country’s preeminent Wall Street Housing analysts. He is widely recognized as an influential expert on the single-family new construction industry. With 30+ years of wide-ranging research and industry experience, Stephen is well-known for his focus on strategy, managerial talent, capital structure and housing-related macroeconomics. He is skilled in challenging management thought processes from the perspective of Investors which has generated respect from, and influenced decision-making of, management teams. Until recently, Stephen served as a Managing Director and Senior Consumer Analyst at Wells Fargo heading the Equity Research team that covered the Homebuilding and Building Products sectors. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he was recruited by Evercore ISI and spent four years there as a Partner and Managing Director heading the firm’s Housing research effort. Prior to joining Evercore ISI, he spent nearly two decades in equity research and investment management, including his roles as Director of Research. He also spent six years in industry at Monsanto. Stephen has been II ranked for several years and was ranked No. 2 in the 2018 Institutional Investor analyst survey for Homebuilding & Building Products; he ranked No. 1 in the sector in 2015 and 2014. He has been recognized by StarMine as a top analyst, including No. 1 earnings estimator. He is a frequent speaker at real estate industry conferences and media outlets. Mr. East is also an active member of various industry trade groups, including ULI and NAHB. He has been a commissioner on his local Planning & Zoning Commission for more than 10 years, while also volunteering on his local Crisis Response Team. Stephen is a CFA Charterholder and is a Financial Expert as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. He earned an MBA from the University of Missouri and a BS in Finance from Arkansas State University.