Steve Reid

Mr. Reid has nearly 35 years of experience as an investment analyst and portfolio manager.
He is founder and President of Desert West Investment Research, LLC, which provides a variety of financial advisory services to small and micro-cap companies.
In 1969, Mr. Reid began his career in Investment Research, with a Los Angeles based Pension Management organization, with more than $5 billion under management.
Twelve years later Mr. Reid became the Director of Research for Western Asset Management Company, another Pension Management organization.
Later, he became an analyst and Director of Research for three major Southern California based investment banking and brokerage firms, where he covered a wide variety of companies and industries.
Additionally, he consulted with a well-recognized international Pharmaceutical Company where he worked for two years on a significant acquisition in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
During his distinguished investment career, Mr. Reid has been a Series #16 Supervisory Licensed analyst, considered the highest designated position in the analyst field.