Harold (Hal) L. Vogel was the senior entertainment industry analyst at Merrill Lynch and inducted into
Institutional Investor magazine’s All-America Research Team Hall of Fame in 2011. Holder of a PhD in financial economics, he is also a chartered financial analyst (C.F.A.) and served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. His books include
Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis (10
th edition 2020) and
Travel Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis (4
th edition 2021). He currently heads an independent investment and consulting firm in New York City.