# Prof. Lawrence White on Sean Egan, founder of Egan-Jones Ratings Co.

1 Faculty News June 2, 2012 ![New York Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031743.jpg?itok=0h5FlsRq)>

Excerpt from [New York Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/small_firm_packs_power_of_armada_g7RqJLZsNLCDZAgXqHEBnI?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business) -- "'Sean Egan has been ahead of the pack on a number of important calls,' said [Lawrence J. White](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lawrence-white), professor of economics at NYU Stern School of Business. 'My sense is that he’s a straight-up guy. He’s not a charlatan. He’s a valuable entity to have in this space.'"

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