Career moves

Municipal bond industry veteran Guy Logan will join the firm's Atlanta office as a managing director and lead the newly created investment banking group.

Luisella "Sella" Perri has wide experience in the public finance arena, with a focus on federal tax laws and regulations related to tax-exempt financings.

The two hires boost Bancroft's muni staff to 11 in offices in Dallas, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and San Mateo, California.

Cleveland-based public finance banker Tim Reidy joined Raymond James as a managing director.

The Minnesota municipal bond vet will continue his focus on charter school finance in Florida.

Steve Genyk, head of middle markets, will assume leadership of the public finance team on an interim basis, the firm said.

Goldstone will stay on as a special advisor to the mayor.

Houston has built up a $344.8 million general fund balance and reduced its unfunded pension liability to about $1.5 billion ahead of a possible economic slump.

Ahmed's appointment comes a few months after longtime SIFMA lawyer Ira Hammerman announced he would leave the job this year.

Sunita Lough won admiration from the public finance legal community.

The veteran-owned and operated firm complements its continued growth with experienced public finance professional to oversee Southeast banking.

Cervantes, who joined the board as a member earlier this year, retired from Stifel in October 2020.

Raul Amezcua, who once led Stifel's California and Arizona banking teams, hired several key bankers at Ramirez & Co. since joining the firm early last year.

Kosmont firm has rebranded and brought on two L.A.-area heavy hitters in public finance.

Fitch is bulking up its public finance group with the addition of six municipal bond analysts for its offices in San Francisco, New York and Austin.

During her almost 14 years as Virginia state treasurer, Manju Ganeriwala oversaw the issuance of more than $33 billion of municipal bonds.

Raymond James has brought two retired school superintendents on board in Kansas City to bolster its Missouri K-12 practice.

Miller Canfield principals voted to put Jeffrey Aronoff on its leadership board.

Alice Cheng, a 2018 Bond Buyer Rising Star, brings over 10 years of experience in the industry, covering muni credits across asset classes. Erin Ortiz is moving into Janney's Higher Education & Not-for-Profit Advisory Group.

Keely Martin Bosler steps away from California fiscal policy after two decades of analyzing and helping to craft the state’s budgets.