Managing Director and Head of the Northeast Region, Public Finance
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Kristin Stephens is a Managing Director and the Head of Credit Strategies for the UBS Public Finance department. In this capacity, she has a demonstrated track record of providing innovative credit and rating agency strategies, along with enhancing investor outreach, for a wide range of US public finance issuers. With over twenty years of experience in municipal credit analysis, Ms. Stephens applies a deep knowledge of the high-grade and high-yield sectors to apprise clients of industry trends and developments. Previously the Senior Municipal Credit Strategist for the UBS Chief Investment Office, Ms. Stephens has shared her knowledge of municipal credit with UBS clients and financial advisors since 2008. Ms. Stephens earned her bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Northwestern University, is a former chair of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY), served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) from 2015-16, and was named a Rising Star by The Bond Buyer in 2016.
Join our panel of industry leaders as they discuss:
After two years of record issuance — and more than two years of rising inflation — how are issuers meeting the growing needs for upgrades of existing infrastructure along with investments in new projects? Are there sectors that would benefit the most from investing in resilient infrastructure? Should investors price in the effects of climate and severe-weather event related risks? Is there enough demand for the debt that will likely be needed to support the needed infrastructure?