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Brian Gardner is the Chief Washington Policy Strategist at Stifel Financial Corp and Managing Director and Washington Policy Analyst at KBW, a Stifel Company, where he provides government and policy analysis for investment research. Prior to joining KBW, he served as staff director for the House Financial Services Committee and worked in the House of Representatives for over ten years, holding a B.S. from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.