Gina Martin Adams is a Managing Director and the Institutional Equity Strategist for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC based in New York, NY.She provides a top-down perspective on the equity market and sectors for Wells Fargo Securities’ institutional equity clients, and frequently presents her views at industry conferences, professional associations, and investment organizations. Gina has been recognized for portfolio strategy, technical strategy and economics in Institutional Investors’ All-America Research survey.Prior to her current role, Gina spent five years as an Economist for Wachovia.  Identification and projection of consumer trends was her primary research focus, and she contributed to Wachovia’s Weekly Economic and Financial commentary.  Previously, she was an investment strategy analyst for Evergreen Investments.She holds a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from the University of Florida as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Market Technician designations.  She is a member of the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Securities Analysts, the Market Technicians Association, the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts and the Financial Women’s Association.