Our Team

Chairman - G. Edward Noonan
Ed Noonan is the founder and Chairman of Contravisory Research & Management Corp. As Chairman of Contravisory, Ed serves as the firm's chief equity market strategist. His additional duties include servicing institutional research clients and portfolio management.

Ed has worked in the investment industry since 1962. Prior to founding Contravisory, he was responsible for portfolio strategy and securities analysis at Connecticut Mutual, Advest, and Fidelity Investments. He is a member of The Boston Society of Security Analysts, The Institute of Financial Analysts, and The Market Technicians Association. He holds a Chartered Financial Analysts designation and has made presentations to several investment industry forums.

He is a graduate of Harvard College (A.B.) and Georgetown University (M.A.).

President & Chief Executive Officer - William M. Noonan
Bill Noonan is President and CEO of Contravisory Research & Management Corp. Bill's duties include managing the firm's equity research efforts, servicing institutional research clients, and equity portfolio strategy.

Bill joined his father at Contravisory Research & Management in 1995, following several years as an investment professional with Scudder Funds and Fidelity Investments. Prior to that, he worked for the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City, where he conducted research on cross-border trade issues.

Bill graduated from the Catholic University of America and received his M.B.A. from Babson College. llege.

Chief Operating Officer - Philip A. Noonan
Phil Noonan is Chief Operating Officer of Contravisory Research & Management Corp. Phil's responsibilities include managing the firm's investment assets, portfolio strategy, and client service.

Phil has been Vice President of Contravisory Research & Management since 1998. Prior to joining Contravisory, Phil was an investment professional at Massachusetts Financial Services, Inc. and Fidelity Investments.

Phil is a graduate of St. Anselm College.

Senior Vice President – Frank Boland

Frank Boland, a 40-year professional in the investment industry joined Contravisory in April 2007.  He has worked with individual and institutional investors, specializing in equity investments.  His vast experience includes an eight-year tenure as a Portfolio Manager with Legg Mason Securities, which was purchased by Citigroup Smith Barney.  He has also held posts with Alex Brown Investment Management in Baltimore, MD, Clark Dodge & Co. in New York City, Reynolds Securities and Lehman Brothers.  Frank, originally from the Boston area, attended Boston University.  He is the former President/Chairman of the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts, a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing legal representation to children with complex legal problems.  Frank has four children and eight grandchildren and makes his home in Marblehead, MA.

Senior Vice President – Matthew Sullivan

Matthew Sullivan joined Contravisory Research & Management in May of 2007.  He has taken the position of Senior Vice President in charge of daily operations.  Matt is a 15-year veteran in the investment industry.  After starting out at State Street Bank in 1992, Matt progressively advanced his career to the level of Vice President within the operations division.  He has more than 12 years of management experience.  Among his accomplishments at State Street, Matt was recognized in 2003 for creating a new operating model leveraging technology and improving productivity by more than 100%, a model used by the entire division of more than 3,000 personnel.

Matt and his wife are active in their local community.   With the help of their four children, they organize food drives for an area food pantry.  They also organize an annual fund raiser for an area non-profit.

Matthew graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY with a Bachelors degree in Business Management.

Vice President - David Canal
David is Vice President of Contravisory Research & Management Corp. As Vice President, David manages Contravisory’s trading operations, contributes to portfolio strategy as a member of the investment committee, performs statistical analysis on Contravisory data, and assists in managing the firm’s equity research efforts.

David has been with Contravisory since 2000. Prior to joining Contravisory, David has worked at both American Express and JP Morgan Chase. David is a graduate of Providence College with degrees in Finance and Management.

Operations Manager – David Gately
David is the Operations Manager for Contravisory Research & Management. Dave is responsible for the daily administration of client portfolios; investment accounting; account reconciliation; and portfolio performance. Dave also assists in all aspects of client service as well as marketing efforts for the firm.

Dave holds the Series 65 license (Registered Investment Advisor Representative). Prior to joining Contravisory, Dave worked at Congress Asset Management and in Mellon Financials Private Asset Management Division. Dave is a graduate of Saint Anselm College.