Liisa Bayko joined JMP Securities in October 2007 as a Director and senior research analyst covering the biotechnology sector.

Prior to joining JMP, Liisa was a Director and senior biotechnology analyst at Next Generation Equity Research. She previously served as an equity research associate at Prudential Equity Group and worked as a research analyst at Baker Brothers Investments, a biotechnology-focused asset management firm. She began her career at Pharmacia Corporation as a senior analyst in the strategy development group.

Liisa holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a Master of Science degree in medical biophysics from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.