James Terwilliger joined The Benchmark Company in January 2012 to cover small- to mid-cap medical device and healthcare services companies. He has more than 10 years of equity research experience covering companies in the cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, technology and service sectors. Previous to working with Benchmark, Terwilliger was the executive managing director of healthcare research at Duncan Williams Inc. His other Wall Street affiliations include Morgan Keegan & Company, Sander Morris Harris Inc. and Needham & Company. Terwilliger's healthcare industry experience includes sales and marketing with Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems Inc. and as a healthcare consultant for Ernst & Young. He was also president of Neurorecovery Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on neurological conditions. In 2005, Terwilliger was recognized by The Wall Street Journal as an All-Star Analyst for stock price performance for medical devices and equipment. He was also recognized in 2002 by StarMine as one of the top medical device analysts for earnings accuracy. Terwilliger holds a master's degree in public health from Yale School of Medicine with a focus on healthcare management and healthcare finance.