The annual awards for the municipal finance sector will be
celebrated at the close of The Bond Buyer's INFRASTRUCTURE
conference in Philadelphia,
September 17–18, 2024
NEW
YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
Bond Buyer, Arizent's essential resource serving the municipal
finance industry, announces its annual Hall of Fame inductees and
Rising Stars honorees for 2024. The recipients of these awards will
be celebrated at an awards dinner at the close of The Bond Buyer's
INFRASTRUCTURE conference, which takes place September 17–18, 2024,
at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA.
"The Rising Stars program recognizes the brightest young minds
in municipal finance and the Hall of Fame honors the careers of
legendary industry leaders," says Michael
Scarchilli, Editor in Chief at The Bond Buyer. "We're
celebrating the future alongside influential legacies — both of
which show how important and unique this industry is."
Now in its third year, the Hall of Fame recognizes and
celebrates trailblazing individuals who have left an influential
legacy on the community of municipal finance along with the people
and places it represents. The honorees give representation to a
range of different areas and specialties within the business, and
provide an aspirational path for each sector of public finance.
This year's inductees are:
- Freda Johnson, Founding Member,
Northeast Women in Public Finance
- Kenneth Lind, Senior Counsel,
Nixon Peabody
- Bart Livolsi, Managing Director,
Citi Global Markets (Retired)
- Mark Page, Budget Director, New
York City Office of Management and Budget (Retired)
- Ed Rendell, Governor of
Pennsylvania (2003-2011); Mayor of
Philadelphia (1992-2000)
- Don Rice, Founder and CEO, Rice
Financial Products Co.
- David Thompson, CEO, Phoenix
Advisors LLC
Rising Stars, now in its ninth year, celebrates the future of
municipal finance leadership by identifying individuals under the
age of 40 who are already building legacies and making a difference
in the industry. This year's 24 honorees are:
- Jennifer Arndt, Director,
Masterson Advisors LLC
- Kevin Bain, Director of
Strategy, City of Detroit
- Gia Calabrese, Vice President, Public Finance, Build America
Mutual
- Michael Charlebois, Of Counsel,
Ballard Spahr LLP
- Elizabeth Chevalier, Senior
Financial Analyst, State of
Illinois
- David Gellert, Senior Vice President, Loop Capital Markets
- Patrick Goggins, Director, Fitch
Ratings
- Gauri Gupta Jones, Associate
Director, S&P
- Keola Harrington, CFO,
Philadelphia Parking Authority
- Matthew Hastedt, City Treasurer
/ Deputy Director, City of Charlotte,
North Carolina
- Filicia Hernandez, Debt
Administrator, City of Dallas
- Kaydee Hoard, Director, Truist Securities
- Anna Horevay, Partner,
McGuireWoods LLP
- Corey Huston, Senior Vice
President / Managing Director, PNC Financial Services
- Leslie Conard Krusen, Senior
Associate, Orrick
- Paige Litten, Director,
ASSURED
- Samuel Litton, Partner, Hawkins
Delafield & Wood LLP
- Jessica Ma, Director, RBC
Capital Markets
- Madison Maher, Director,
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
- Mudra Patel, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM Financial Advisors
LLC
- Natalia Pearson-Farrer, Partner,
Holley & Pearson-Farrer LLP
- Daniel Silva, Founder and CEO,
Adaje Inc
- Gregory Sobel, Assistant Vice
President, Analyst, Moody's Ratings
- Tyler Traudt, CEO, DebtBook
The Bond Buyer's INFRASTRUCTURE conference, where all the
honorees will be celebrated, is curated to address the most
critical questions surrounding infrastructure as it relates to
municipal finance. Registration is open to everyone in the
sector.
The list of Hall of Fame inductees and their profiles can be
found here:
https://www.bondbuyer.com/list/the-bond-buyers-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024
The list of Rising Stars honorees and their profiles can be
found here:
https://www.bondbuyer.com/list/the-bond-buyers-2024-rising-stars
About The Bond Buyer
Since 1891, The Bond Buyer has empowered issuers, investors and
other municipal finance professionals to navigate the complexities
of policy, regulation, market activity, infrastructure,
public/private partnerships and more. Across its journalism,
events, research and benchmarking, The Bond Buyer provides insight
into the most relevant topics — from ESG to innovative deal
structures. As the only independent resource serving the complete
municipal finance community, The Bond Buyer's authoritative content
connects leaders online, in person and in print every day.
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Media Contact
Aaron Boscanin, Arizent, 212-803-8500,
aaron.boscanin@arizent.com, www.Arizent.com
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