Maria C. Sazon

Maria Sazon has been a Director in the Public Finance Underwriting Team of Assured Guaranty since July 2013, specializing in higher education financings and various tax backed, special districts, and enterprise credits. Previously, Maria was a Vice President and senior municipal research analyst in the Fixed Income Group of asset management company AllianceBernstein for 13 years. As a generalist with focus on education bonds, Maria was responsible for investment recommendations for the short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term tax-exempt portfolios. Additionally, Maria has experience in public charter school financings and policies as Senior Director of Facilities Initiatives at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in Washington, D.C. and subsequently, as Director of School Finance at the State University of New York (SUNY) Charter Schools Institute, the largest charter school authorizer in the state of New York.
Maria is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.
Maria holds a B.S. Degree in Business Management from Saint Peter's University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and a M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University.