Advisory Council

This Advisory Council plays a pivotal role in our work, bringing together a distinguished group of executive-level and cross-sectoral leaders who offer strategic guidance and direction for our program's development. These experts provide invaluable insights into emerging issues within the public finance landscape, contributing their wealth of experience to shape the program's focus and priorities. Their counsel ensures that our efforts remain aligned with the evolving needs of the field.

Ahmed A. Abonamah
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance, City of Cleveland
Olivia Albrecht
Founder & CEO, Artemeter, a DRW Company
Robert Amodeo
Head of Municipals, Western Asset
Robert Blaine
NLC
Dana K. Bezerra
CREO Syndicate
Xavier Briggs
Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro
Elaine Buckberg
Senior Fellow, The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University
Natalie Cohen
President, National Municipal Research
Andy Dillon
Partner, Trust Street Advisors
Dominic Garcia
Chief Pension Investment Strategist, CBRE Investment Management
Lourdes German
Executive Director, The Public Finance Initiative
Gary Hall
President, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Kent Hiteshew
Former US Treasury and Federal Reserve Board official
Bill Hogan
Senior Managing Director, Public Finance, Assured Guaranty
Lynnette Kelly
Board Member at Financial Accounting Foundation (Executive Committee and Appointments Committee Chair) and Former CEO of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
RJ McGrail
Senior Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Ritta McLaughlin
Director, Investor Education, Community Outreach; FINRA Investor Education Foundation
David Narefsky
Partner, Mayer Brown
Hector Negroni
Founder and CEO, Foundation Credit
Mike Parker
Americas Infrastructure Leader, EY
Emily Robare
Vice President, Muni ESG Lead, PIMCO
Lois A. Scott
President, Epoch Advisors; Advisory Council Chair
Courtney Shea
Retired Managing Member, Columbia Capital Management
Lisa Smith
Retired Managing Director, Union Bank
Daniel Solender
Partner and Director of Tax Free Fixed Income, Lord Abbett
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
President and CEO, Accelerator for America

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Interested in participating? Email [email protected] to learn more.