Paul Noglows

Paul Noglows is Managing Director at MESA. He brings over 20 years’ experience covering media and entertainment companies, first as a journalist for Variety and Inter@ctive Week in the 1990s, and later as a prolific and high-profile Wall Street Internet and media analyst and research director. Previously, Noglows served as Managing Director and Director of Research at Lazard Capital Markets LLC. Under his leadership, stocks under coverage tripled to over 200, and the firm was able to emerge as a leading research-driven boutique firm in one of the most difficult operating environments in Wall Street’s history. Noglows was a founding member of the Internet Research Group of San Francisco tech bank Hambrecht & Quist, now part of JP Morgan Chase, responsible for the firm’s coverage of the Internet and digital media. He conceived and developed iWord, one of the first instances of equity research to be readily available and distributed online. During his tenure at H&Q, Noglows spearheaded more than 21 major financings, including numerous initial public offerings and private placements in Internet media startups. In July 2000, First Call/The Wall Street Journal recognized Noglows in its annual “Best on the Street” analyst rankings in both entertainment and Internet.