Research Team
Sabrient's research team is headed by Chief Market Strategist David Brown, former NASA scientist and retired CEO of Telescan, Inc. He leads a team of talented research scientists and analysts who work continually to improve and expand Sabrient's quantitative methodology.
David Brown
Chief Market Strategist and Director
Sabrient's research team is headed by Chief Market Strategist David Brown, former NASA scientist and retired CEO of Telescan, Inc.
A lifelong investor, David designed and developed the critically acclaimed stock search program, ProSearch, and the market timing indicator, the Brown Breakout Ratio (BBR). He is the author of several books on investing and a former CEO of two public companies.
He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston and a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Author's Guild. More about David
Rick Hoselton
Director of Information Technology
Rick has 40 years of experience in information technology, both as a software developer and software development manager. He began working with computers in 1968, while a student at Creighton University, in Omaha Nebraska. He was with Telescan, Inc. for 14 years, 9 of which were spent managing Telescan’s Host Development Group. Most recently, he spent five years as a consultant and software developer for the Citadel Investment Group in Chicago.
Jeffrey Brown Senior Technical Product Manager
Jeff Brown manages the technical product development for Sabrient and Gradient. He has extensive experience as an IT project manager in several industries and multiple countries. Over the past 20 years he has served as project manager either on staff or as an independent contractor for, among others, Dell, Deloitte Consulting, IDEAglobal, AMD, Administaff, National Western Life Insurance, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Jeff holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Houston.
Dan Tierney
Quantitative Analyst
Dan has considerable experience building and testing models, writing software, and analyzing and trading securities. Dan holds a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Santa Clara University, and an MS in Physics from UC Irvine.





