Managing Director
Stifel
Chris Valentino joined the Public Finance Department at Stifel in October 2023, bringing with him more than 18 years in the municipal finance industry.
Mr. Valentino’s experience spans several sectors of public finance, including transportation, State Revolving Funds and water infrastructure, State governments, higher education, and clean and renewable energy. Mr. Valentino has worked with several of the largest infrastructure issuers in the country, including the New York City MTA, the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the State of Connecticut, and the State of Illinois. He has also worked closely with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”), where he was one of the initial architects of the Green Jobs - Green New York residential energy efficiency and residential solar loan programs.
Mr. Valentino holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from the Zicklin School of Business at CUNY Baruch College.
Attendees of The Bond Buyer National Outlook Conference 2025 will have the opportunity to vote in a live market survey, sponsored by Baker Tilly. Topics will include:
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Join our public finance leaders in a live and interactive market survey as they delve into the most important topics facing the industry. Will volume meet expectations for another record year? What sectors or trends deserve the most attention (Data center growth, anyone)? What are the biggest credit challenges (pension-woes make a return)? How proactive should the industry be in communicating goals and policy expectations with Washington? That and much more.