Christine has been with ICR since 2003 and currently focuses primarily on consumer growth and branded companies. Prior to joining ICR, she was at Coffin Communications Group, where she was responsible for financial writing and strategic communications for a variety of publicly-traded companies, and she spent seven years in equity research as an integral member of the top-ranked Institutional Investor team for gaming and lodging both at Salomon Smith Barney and at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. As Vice President of Equity Research at Bear Stearns, Christine also launched coverage of the leisure industry, including ski and golf resorts and regional theme parks. In addition, Christine served as Director of Product Development and Strategy at BizRate.com, where she was responsible for the website's search engine. Christine received a BA from Simmons College in Boston.