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.
Theodore Spradlin
Chief Quantitative Analyst
Ted is the lead analyst and production engineer behind Sabrient's SmartRank scorecards and SmartStock reports. He had extensive experience in stock screening models and equity analysis from both a technical and fundamental perspective. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Southwest Texas State University. Vishal Gupta
Software Engineer
Vishal is a highly skilled software engineer and website developer. He was formerly with Pringo Networks in Los Angeles, Virtual Tourist in LA, and Convergys India Ltd., in India. He holds an MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California. 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.





