Brent Bracelin is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler covering cloud applications and analytics software companies. Prior to joining Piper Sandler in 2019, he spent 20 years at Pacific Crest Securities (acquired by Key Bank in July 2014) helping build out the technology research practice and elevating its profile as a thought leader in cloud software with an emphasis on high-growth technology disruptors. Bracelin has earned numerous top 10 awards from Tip Ranks, The Wall Street Journal’s "Best on the Street" and Reuters. Bracelin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Linfield College.