As a senior analyst, Sean focuses on the toy and leisure/lifestyle segments of the market further broadening Needham's footprint in the consumer space. Most recently, Mr. McGowan was managing director and associate director of research at Wedbush Morgan Securities. Prior to that, he spent 20 years as an analyst covering toys and specialty retailers at BMO Capital Markets and its predecessors (Harris Nesbitt, Gerard Klauer Mattison), including serving as director of research from 1998 to 2002. Mr. McGowan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Hofstra University.