AB Disruptor Series
Healthcare Evolution: Past, Present and Future
Healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation driven by groundbreaking advancements in technology, data and medicine. From predictive analytics and AI-enhanced diagnostics to precision treatments and robotics, these innovations are revolutionizing patient care.
Our latest AB Disruptor Series installment examines how the healthcare industry has evolved through three lenses: pre-diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment. We’ll highlight advances reshaping this “lifecycle of healthcare.” And we’ll offer a forward perspective on what these changes mean for all of us—as patients and investors.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Join us as a panel of AllianceBernstein (AB) experts explore key dimensions of this topic:
Chief Market Strategist
AllianceBernstein
AJ Rivers is a Senior Vice President and Head of US Retail Fixed Income Business Development. Prior to joining AB in 2022, he was the director of Product Strategy at Lord Abbett. Throughout his career, Rivers has been directly involved in the rates and credit markets, and has directed the product development and competitive positioning of investment strategies in traditional and alternative assets. He has held roles in trading, risk management, portfolio analytics and product strategy. Rivers attended the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and graduated from the University at Buffalo for undergrad. He is a CFA charterholder, a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Location: Nashville.Richard A. Brink is a Senior Vice President and Market Strategist in the Client Group. Previously, he served as a managing director in the Alternatives and Multi-Asset Group. Prior to that role, Brink was a senior portfolio manager in Fixed Income, and before that an investment director for fixed-income investments within the Global Retail Investments Group. Before joining AB in 2004, he was senior product manager at the Dreyfus Corporation, covering both retail and institutional fixed-income offerings. Brink was previously a senior trainer, dealing primarily with the design and delivery of product training to financial advisors and mutual fund sales representatives. He holds a BS in applied mathematics and economics from Stony Brook University, and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
SVP/Senior Research Analyst & PM
AllianceBernstein
Will Smith is a Senior Vice President and Director of US High Yield Credit. He is also a member of the High Income, Global High Yield, Limited Duration High Income, Short Duration High Yield and European High Yield portfolio-management teams. Smith designed and is one of the lead portfolio managers for AB’s Multi-Sector Credit Strategy, which invests across investment-grade and high-yield credit sectors globally. He leads the monthly High Yield portfolio-construction meeting, and is a member of the Credit Research Review Committee, which determines investment policy for the firm’s credit-related portfolios. Smith has authored several papers and blogs on high-yield investing, including one on the importance of using a probability-based framework to build better portfolios. He joined AB in 2012, and spent 2014 in London as part of the European High Yield portfolio-management team. Smith started his career with UBS Investment Bank, working as an analyst with the Credit Risk team and then later on the Fixed Income sales and trading desk. He holds a BA in economics from Boston College and is a CFA charterholder. Location: Nashville.Edward Bryan is a Portfolio Manager for the Sustainable Global Small Cap Portfolio, and Senior Research Analyst for the Sustainable Thematic Equities team, responsible for covering the global healthcare sector. He began his career at AB in 2007 as an associate in the Institutional Investments division. In 2010, Bryan became a trading desk analyst in the US Equities Trading department. He joined the research team in 2011. Bryan holds a BA in economics from Franklin & Marshall College and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
VP/Research Analyst
AllianceBernstein
Ewa Przybylko is a Research Analyst focused on Healthcare stocks for US Growth Equities and the Global Healthcare Strategy. Prior to joining the team in 2022, she was a generalist research associate for the US Small and SMID Cap Growth Equity portfolios and completed AB’s Equity Rotational Associate Program. Przybylko holds a BS in operations research and engineering from Cornell University. Location: New York
VP/Senior Research Analyst
AllianceBernstein
Wentai Xiao is a Vice President and a Senior Research Analyst for Thematic Innovation Equities. She first joined AB in 2015 through the Equities Rotational Associate program, upon the completion of which she became a research analyst on the US Growth platform, where she was responsible for the coverage of semiconductors and software from 2017 to 2021. In 2023, Xiao rejoined AB after spending two years as an executive director and investment analyst at Tybourne Capital Management, where she also covered semiconductors and software. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Chicago. Location: London
RIA Channel® provides investment manager research, thought leadership, market commentary and investment news to the financial advisor community. RIA Channel produces over 250 investment webcasts annually, and reaches an audience of over 350,000 financial advisors.
To find out more, visit RIAChannel.com
RIA Database® provides financial software and comprehensive profiles on RIAs, Bank/Trust Institutions, Registered Reps, Broker/Dealers and Family Offices. RIA Database services more than 600 financial institutions world-wide.
To find out more, visit RIADatabase.com