Linda Vanderperre

Linda joined Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) in March 2019 as a Senior Director. She performs municipal credit analysis for a broad portfolio of transportation entities, public utilities, state and local governments, and school districts.

Prior to joining KBRA, Linda worked in the public finance banking groups at UBS, JPMorgan, and Ramirez & Co. Over her 35-year investment banking career, she developed and implemented customized financing and refunding strategies for many of the nation’s largest and most active municipal issuers, serving as the lead banker on more than $30 billion in senior managed transactions in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Linda is a member of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY), the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, and the National and Northeast chapters of Women in Public Finance. She has served on the Program Committees of both MAGNY and the American Public Power Association and has mentored women in the public finance industry for over 15 years.

Linda earned an MBA in Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business, and a BA from Muhlenberg College.