Career moves

Tom Greene is retiring after 10 years at Wintrust Wealth Management. He left retirement to work for Wintrust; he also spent 40 years at William Blair and Co.

Wiles retired from Los Angeles County at year-end but will still influence the industry as a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

Pressing issues like the shifts in banking teams at various firms following Citi's exit from the business to major ratings changes make the ranking.

Indianapolis-based Sycamore Advisors is building its quantitative muscle with two new experienced municipal finance hires in New York: Peter Orr and Ching Yin.

Robert McDermott has joined the firm as a director.

Firms including PNC, FHN and Texas Capital are hiring to build their public finance teams and increase their presence across the country.

Kevin Bain, formerly director of strategy for the city of Detroit, has joined Public Sector Consultants as a senior strategist for climate and project finance.

A job opening at the Office of State and Local Finance at the U.S. Treasury offers the chance for input from the muni community.

JoAnne Carter, managing director and president of PFM, will succeed Hartman as CEO.

The former Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo banker will seek to expand the firm's structured finance products.

Wittstruck takes over the S&P role previously held by Robin Prunty, who retired in August.

Vales is currently a director for fixed-income focused broker-dealer InspereX and an independent trustee for the Axonic Funds, having previously served as the CEO of electronic trading platform TMC Bonds, which ICE acquired in 2019.

More project finance deals are part of FHN Financial's plans to grow its municipal finance business.

State Treasurer Fiona Ma appointed Christina Sarron as executive director of the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.

Christopher Roberts joins the firm as a managing director, Joey Dierker as an associate director, Soledad Mancias as a municipal underwriter, and Steve Basset as a director.

Elena Gallo will replace Mara Holley, who is retiring.

The Dallas-based financial services firm, which launched a public finance business in May, announced a staff expansion.

Falcone's agenda as president of the group will include tax provisions, subsidies, permit reform and affordable access to credit.

Public policy students will mingle with current municipal finance pros at an upcoming University of Chicago Harris School career forum.

As managing director at Crews & Associates, Susan Reed aims to bring creative ideas and a deep well of experience to bear on challenges facing Indiana issuers.