Jeff Bernstein is a Managing Director and senior Equity Research analyst covering the U.S. restaurant and foodservice distribution industries. Jeff joined Barclays from Lehman Brothers in 2008. He began working at Lehman in 2000, initially as an associate on the restaurant team, before ultimately launching primary coverage in 2005. Jeff currently covers the quickservice (QSR), casual dining, & specialty / fast casual segments of the restaurant industry, as well as the largest foodservice distribution companies. For the past ~15 years, Jeff has been ranked in the annual Institutional Investor's All-America Research Team survey in the Restaurant category. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Jeff spent four years at Ernst & Young, where he earned his CPA designation. Jeff earned a B.S. in Accounting & Finance from the University of Albany.