Jay Spencer

Managing Director and Senior Credit Analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

Jay Spencer is a Managing Director and Senior Credit Analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, specializing in high yield credit research for the energy, electric utilities, and metals & mining sectors. He has covered most major high yield issuers in the shale industry since 2009, and previously analyzed high yield corporate bonds at TIAA-CREF, with coverage spanning gaming, lodging, food and beverage, retail, and periodically forest products and metals & mining. Spencer began his career with roles at GE Capital and Moody’s Investors Service before joining TIAA-CREF, and he moved to Stifel’s high yield research team after six years at TIAA-CREF. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).