Vernon T. Bernardino is a Managing Director of Equity Research at H.C. Wainwright whose research focuses on the healthcare sector. Specific therapeutic areas of interest include vascular diseases, gastrointestinal and autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic and rare diseases. He possesses over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry and over 12 years in sell-side and buy-side equity research. Prior to joining H.C. Wainwright, Mr. Bernardino was a healthcare equity research analyst at multiple Wall Street firms including Seaport Global Securities, B. Riley FBR, Rodman & Renshaw LLC, UBS Securities, and Nicholas Applegate Capital Management (now part of Allianz SE). For 2017, Mr. Bernardino was recognized by TipRanks as a Top 150 Wall Street analyst.
Prior to working on Wall Street, Mr. Bernardino conducted research in cardiovascular diseases as a scientist in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. The work led to the discovery and development of Zetia, a cholesterol-lowering drug with >$2 billion in annual sales. He later founded Oceros Advisors LP, a strategic healthcare advisory group. Bernardino’s educational background includes an MBA in Finance from University of San Diego and a BA from Rutgers University.
