Sam Wilson is a Managing Director and senior research analyst covering communications equipment.

Prior to joining JMP, Sam spent three years in equity research at Merrill Lynch following the data networking industry. From 1998 through 2000, Sam worked for Banc of America Securities covering semiconductor capital equipment and semiconductors. He previously spent four years at Applied Materials in various engineering and management positions.

Sam served as a captain in the United States Army, stationed in the United States and Europe, with training including Airborne, Ranger and air assault courses.

Sam holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS in electrical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Seattle University.