Neal Karnovsky

Neal joined Stifel in 2010 and is a Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group. Neal focuses on mergers and acquisitions in the Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical, Medical Technology, and Healthcare Services & Technology sectors.

Neal has over 20 years of experience in healthcare investment banking, including most recently seven years at Cowen and Company, culminating in his role as Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group. Prior to Cowen, Neal was an Analyst and Associate in the Healthcare Group of Wasserstein Perella. Mr. Karnovsky has originated and executed a large number of transactions across a range of geographies and sectors, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, exclusive sales, collaborations / partnerships / joint ventures, fairness opinions and other assorted defense and financial advisory assignments, in addition to both equity and debt financings.

Neal earned an M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma in Finance & Economics and Management from Columbia Business School and a B.A., cum laude in Roman History (with honors) and Economics from Columbia University.