Matthew Breese is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray on the financials team. He worked previously at Sterne Agee from 2008-15 covering Northeast banks but also specializing in mutual conversions – areas in which he continues to focus. Breese was named StarMine’s No. 1 stock picker in the thrift and mortgage finance segment as well as the No. 3 earnings estimator for 2015. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance at the University of Rhode Island.