Ryan Coontz

Ryan Koontz is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Needham & Company, specializing in broadband networking, cloud communications, and satellite infrastructure. He covers a range of communications and networking companies, leveraging more than a decade of public markets experience and a long operating background to deliver differentiated calls and strong relative performance on platforms that track analyst returns. Koontz joined Needham in 2021 after three years covering cloud communications and networking equities at Rosenblatt Securities and earlier founding two independent research boutiques, Inflection Point Research and Woodside Capital, following senior management roles at Advanced Fibre Communications, Ericsson, and AT&T. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering along with an MBA and an M.S. in Engineering Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and maintains the professional regulatory and licensing credentials required for his equity research and securities activities.