James Ratzer heads up the European Communication Services research team and was one of the initial founding partners. In the most recent II survey, James was named as the number 1 ranked individual independent research analyst across all sectors. Prior to helping found New Street Research, he led the Telecoms Research team at UBS, where the team was no. 1 ranked, and he was individually ranked as a number 1 analyst. Away from the office, James is a keen cyclist.