Lee E Dirks

"Mr. Lee E. Dirks is a Chairman at Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. He founded the firm in 1980. He began his career in the industry as a summer copyreader for the Wall Street Journal while attending DePauw University. After four years in the Air Force, Lee worked as an award-winning reporter and news editor for the National Observer. Lee moved to Wall Street in 1969, where he became the nation's first full-time newspaper-stock analyst. In 1976 he joined the Detroit Free Press, serving as vice president and general manager before leaving to start Dirks, Van Essen & Associates."