Ronald Temple, CFA, is a Managing Director, Co-Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, and Analyst at Lazard Asset Management LLC. Mr. Temple joined the firm in 2001, is a member of the US equity teams and the global equity select team, and is responsible for primary research coverage of the financials sector. Previously, he was a Director of Deutsche Bank from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Temple has been a member of the Advisory Board of Financial Accounting