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Biography

Roger B. McOmber is the Managing Partner of McOmber Capital and is currently an active angel investor. Mr. McOmber began his career on Wall Street at Salomon Brothers as a research analyst in 1990 covering the electric utility industry. During the following 11 years, he worked at Brown Brothers and Lehman Brothers as the senior utility research analyst. While at Lehman Brothers, Mr. McOmber was a senior vice president over the electric power group. He was twice named the utility sector’s "Top Stock Picker" by the Wall Street Journal.

The Institutional Investor Magazine named Mr. McOmber as one of the top industry analysts. In 2000, Mr. McOmber moved to the buy-side where he started the McOmber Energy Fund. Mr. McOmber has published numerous reports and articles on the electric power industry. He has been featured by news organizations such as "CNN," "Bloomberg," The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He received a bachelor's degree in American studies from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Utah State University. Mr. McOmber currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

He has hosted dinner for business students in conjunction with the Dine with Alumni event. He also was the featured presenter at the 33rd Annual Banking Seminar at Utah State. He and his wife, Rebecca, currently live near Dallas, Texas.