Helane Becker joined Cowen and Company in 2013 as part of the acquisition of Dahlman Rose. Ms. Becker is a managing director and senior research analyst who covers airlines, air freight, and aircraft leasing. She has more than 40 years of experience on Wall Street, holding positions within the research, trading, and investment banking departments of several broker/dealers including Citi, Lehman Brothers, and Smith Barney. She was ranked the #1, 2, or 3 analyst by Institutional Investor magazine for a decade, as well as in the top 5 analysts by The Wall Street Journal. Ms. Becker is currently ranked in several StarMine analyst categories.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University and a master’s of business administration from New York University. She is a member of the international honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma, and is on the Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State.

In addition, Ms. Becker served three terms on the US Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and was on the US Chamber of Commerce’s Task Force on Climate Change.