2026 Speakers
During our most recent NATIONAL OUTLOOK conference, attendees were inspired by a remarkable lineup of speakers, featuring industry leaders, visionary thinkers, and subject-matter experts. These speakers shared actionable insights, innovative strategies, and forward-looking perspectives that shaped conversations across the municipal finance community and left a lasting impression on the industry.
Keynote
Mark Levine
Comptroller of the City of New York
Robert J. Rodriguez
President & CEO
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)
Speakers
Michael Gaughan
Executive Director
Vermont Bond Bank
Michael Ballinger
Publisher
The Bond Buyer
Emily Brock
Federal Liaison
Government Finance Officers Association
Subit Chakrabarti
Chief Technology Officer
Floodbase
Troy Clarkson
Chief Financial Officer
Brockton, Massachusetts
Beth Coolidge
Head of Public Finance
Oppenheimer
Bo Daniels
Head of Public Finance
Loop Capital Markets
Patrick Early
Senior Policy Advisor | Office of State and Local Finance
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Katherine Estes
Vice President, Municipal Underwriting
Fidelity
Gabrielle Facquet
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
Morteza Farajian
Executive Director
Build America Bureau
William Fazioli
Executive Director
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
Barry Fick
Executive Director
Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority
Pamela Frederick
Chief Financial Officer
Battery Park City Authority
Lynne Funk
Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media
The Bond Buyer
Christopher Good
Managing Director, Head of Higher Education
RBC Capital Markets
Adam Gordon
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
Belvia Gray
Public Finance Leader
Baker Tilly
Michael P. Hale
Executive Vice President
Environmental Facilities Corporation
Natasha Holiday
Managing Director and Co-Head Infrastructure East
RBC Capital Markets
Cooper Howard
Director, Fixed Income Strategy
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
Allegra F. Ivey
Managing Director, Public Finance Investment Banking
BofA Securities
Emily A. Jamieson
Chief Financial Officer
Environmental Facilities Corporation
James Kellum
Executive Director
S&P Market Intelligence
Doug Kilcommons
Head of Public Finance
KBRA
William Kim
Founder & CEO
MuniPro, Inc
Mark Kim
President and Chief Executive Officer
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Kris Kolluri
President & CEO
NJ Transit
Rick Kolman
Head of Municipal Securities
Academy Securities
Joung Lee
Deputy Director-Chief Policy Officer
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Jeff Lipton
Market Intelligence Analyst
The Bond Buyer
Abhishek Lodha
Director of Secondary FinTech Strategy
Assured Guaranty
Justin Marlowe
Director of the Center for Municipal Finance
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
Robert Mellinger
Director, Public Finance
Truist Securities
Scott Monroe
Senior Director
Fitch Ratings
Kimberly Mooers
Assistant Treasurer for Debt Management
State of Connecticut
Mark Paris
CIO
Invesco
Ed Paulinski
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Sue Perez
Deputy Treasurer for Debt Management, Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
Massachusetts
Yaffa Rattner
Senior Managing Director
HilltopSecurities
John Renken
Managing Partner
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP
Nicole Riggs
Senior Vice President
U.S. Bank
Kevin Roberts
Vice President – Public Finance
BAM Mutual
Maria C. Sazon
Director, Public Finance
Assured Guaranty
Dan Seymour
Vice President, Public Finance
Moody's Ratings
Dan Silva
CEO and Co-Founder
Adaje
Kate Slevin
Executive Vice President
Regional Plan Association
Daniel Solender
Partner & Director
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Kristin Stephens
Managing Director and Head of the Northeast Region, Public Finance
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
William Thompson
Senior Managing Director
Siebert Williams Shank
Jade Turner-Bond
Partner
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Chris Valentino
Managing Director
Stifel
Jessica Wood
Managing Director & Sector Lead
S&P Global Ratings