TD Cowen Insights

Recorded on 03/03/25 TD Cowen analysts Joshua Buchalter (Semiconductors) and Brendan Smith (Health Care) speak with NVIDIA's Vice President of Healthcare, Kimberly Powell, at TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference. The conversation focuses on the significant opportunity to leverage agentic and physical AI across three health care buckets, including digital devices and imaging, drug discover...

Recorded on 03/05/25 TD Cowen senior biotech analyst Ritu Baral speaks with Avidity Bioscience's President and CEO Sarah Boyce from TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference. Boyce describes how her desire to meaningfully impact patient lives motivated her to become a biotech CEO, highlighting the vision, resilience, and adaptability needed to build a biotech company. One of 2017's "Fiercest W...

Recorded on 02/06/25 In this episode, we host Maggie Wilderotter, current member of the Board of Directors for Costco & DocuSign, among several other businesses, and a distinguished Fortune 500 C-suite executive with experiences across retail, TMT, and health care. Key discussion topics: drivers of Costco's remarkable success as well as boardroom challenges & advice.   https://go.td.com/PodcastDis...

Recorded on 03/03/25 TD Cowen analyst Phil Nadeau speaks with Biogen CEO Chris Viehbacher from TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference to discuss Mr. Viehbacher's strategy for turning around one of biotech's original bellwether companies. He describes his 5-year vision for Biogen, the path that he expects Biogen to take to return to revenue growth, and the role that business development will...

Recorded on 02/20/25 TD Cowen financial policy analyst Jaret Seiberg returns to TD Cowen's Two Cents Podcast for a conversation with Scott Smith, specialty sales for TD Cowen. They tackle Donald Trump's chaotic first month, including his push for deregulation via layoff as well as OMB's assertion of control over the banking agencies.  https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Recorded on 02/20/25 In this episode, TD Cowen Washington Research Group’s Chris Krueger discusses the eight key Trump Administration priorities from deglobalization & deals to deregulation & DOGE. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded on 02/14/25 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, discusses the first few weeks of the Trump Administration and GOP Congress with a reporter roundtable, and Roman and Gautam Khanna, TD Cowen's Aerospace & Defense senior analyst, discuss some key insights from TD Cowen's 46th annual A&D conference. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simp...

Recorded on 02/12/25 In this episode, we host Emily Hosie, Founder & CEO of Rebelstork, North America's largest returns recommerce platform with more than 2,500 retail & brand partnerships for baby gear & home products. Key discussion topics include consumer behavior shifts and the returns crisis, which support recommerce's attractive growth. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecas...

Recorded on 02/07/25 TD Cowen analysts John Kernan, Max Rakhlenko, and Chris Krueger of Washington Research Group discuss the outlook for the U.S. consumer with a focus on disruptive macro trends and secular growth opportunities. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advert...

Recorded on 01/22/25 The financials sector was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the early expectation of and ultimately the re-election of Donald Trump, and in 2025 banks are the best performing sector so far in 2025. De-regulation expectations are driving part of that performance, so we dig in with Jaret Seiberg the head of Financials Policy at TD's Washington Research Group on how the Trump 4...

Recorded on 12/17/24 This episode features Mindy Grossman, Partner & Vice Chair, & Janey Whiteside, Partner & Chief Growth Officer, of Consello. Former executive leaders at Weight Watchers, HSN, Walmart, and AMEX share secrets for achieving customer centricity and discuss the need for calculated risk taking to drive successful transformation. In this episode, we explore how retailers can get ahead...

Recorded on 01/09/25 Join Larry Wieseneck, Head of Global Investment Banking at TD Securities, and David Erickson, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, for an insightful discussion on the 2025 market outlook and potential key factors including the Fed, health care issuance activity, debt capacity, and private equity. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

Recorded on 11/19/24 TD Cowen analyst Aaron Bilkoski speaks with Marty Staples, President and CEO of Topaz Energy, a unique hybrid royalty/infrastructure company. They discuss Marty's transition from landman to CEO, building a diversified portfolio, perceptions of royalty financing for potential vendors, M&A, and the differentiated benefit of royalties relative to other high-yielding vehicles that...

Recorded on 11/19/24 TD Cowen analysts Yaron Werber and Ritu Baral speak with Praveen Tipirneni to discuss his non-traditional path to becoming a biotech CEO, the Morphic journey, couch surfing in Kendall Square, his biggest prank in college, and the most unexpected learning in his career. Tipirneni's advice to first-time biotech CEOs is to adopt a healthy dose of conservatism and build in an ampl...

Recorded on 11/19/24 TD Cowen analyst Aaron Bilkoski talks with NuVista's, President and soon-to-be CEO, Mike Lawford. The pair discusses Mike's background, the underlying drivers of NuVista's growing production targets, the evolution of the company's shareholder return strategy, and the scarcity of public pure-plays in the oil/condensate window of the Alberta Montney. https://go.td.com/PodcastDis...

Recorded on 11/19/24 TD Cowen analyst Aaron Bilkoski talks with Chris Carlsen, President and CEO of Birchcliff Energy. The pair discusses progress and direction of the company under Chris's first year as CEO. Key topics of conversation include a reflection on the more focused 2024 capital program, gas marketing strategies, and the dividend. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast,...

Recorded on 11/19/24 TD Cowen analyst Aaron Bilkoski speaks with JP Lachance, President and CEO of Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. The pair discusses the integration/performance of the recently acquired Repsol assets, the underappreciated benefits of the Deep Basin, hedging strategies, and production management. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

Recorded on 11/12/24 TD Cowen Washington Research Group analyst John Miller speaks with D.C. insiders Alex McDonough of Pioneer Public Affairs and Kellie Donnely of Lot 16 to unpack next steps for Democrats (Biden's 'lame duck' + medium-term party outlook) and Republicans (Trump's de-regulatory priorities and Congressional IRA repeal plans) through year-end 2024 and into 2025. Expect concentrated...

Recorded on 11/15/24 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen's WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, and a fully staffed reporter roundtable discuss the outlook through the end of the year and the transition from the Biden to Trump Administration. We also discuss look-ahead themes in aerospace, defense, and government services with TD Cowen equity research analysts Cai von Rumohr and Gautam Khanna...

Recorded on 11/12/24 TD Cowen analyst Vince Valentini speaks with Hugues Simard, the CFO of Quebecor. He discusses the current growth prospects and competitive environment in the Canadian wireless industry, and how that has evolved since the acquisition of Freedom Mobile in April, 2023. Striking the right balance between pricing and volume is a key topic covered. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosur...

Recorded on 11/08/24 TD Cowen analyst Steve Scala speaks with former Pfizer R&D Chief John LaMattina to discuss views of the status and outlook for R&D in biopharma industry. New technologies and deeper understanding of biology provide opportunities, but price pressures and some M&A can stifle creativity. We discussed optimal R&D portfolio construction and concluded with observations on where Pfiz...

Recorded on 10/11/24 In this episode, we feature Jean Madar, CEO and co-founder of IPAR, a global producer and distributor of prestige fragrance products in operation since 1982. We discuss the momentum of the fragrance category, the changing preferences of fragrance consumers, and the biggest regional opportunities ahead. We also explore the history and success of IPAR's prestige-focused portfoli...

Recorded on 10/25/24 TD Cowen analyst Yaron Werber speaks with Jean Hynes to discuss her outlook for the biopharma industry, her career in health care investing, her advice to women investors, and her journey to becoming the first woman CEO of Wellington Management. She describes her career trajectory as an evolution through three stages: 1) learning and growing under a great mentor, 2) becoming a...

Recorded on 10/29/24 In this episode, TD Cowen Washington Research Group’s Chris Krueger flags the key 33 counties across 13 states to watch for election results & implications on November 5. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded on 10/11/24 What's Happening with Amazon Beauty? Recom's Chief Growth Officer Dana Upshaw discusses the growth of marketplace models and how brands can perfect their marketplace selling presence. Recom is a marketplace optimization partner with a top 10 Amazon seller rank worldwide. Listen for key insights related to the beauty industry as well as competitive differences between marketpla...