Career moves

Tripp Kaiser, a managing director at Municipal Market Analytics, will become executive director of the Center on Municipal Capital Markets in January.

Andrew Nakahata officially takes the helm of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank on Wednesday.

Troy Pitman has been hired by Wilmington Trust to further western expansion in the public finance segment of its corporate trust business.

Walter O'Connor's decades-long tenure as a municipal bond portfolio manager at BlackRock will come to an end next year. 

Andrew Nakahata will replace Scott Wu as executive director and CEO less than a year after joining the organization.

Ketner is Baird's second hire in the higher education and nonprofit sectors in the last 30 days.

The underwriting firm's hires will expand its real estate development finance group and Southeast operations.

Hastedt says the city plans two bond sales this fall.

"Annette's expertise and experience add an important new dimension to our already strong Texas K-12 public finance team," Ajay Thomas, FHN Financial's head of public finance, said.

Gary Hall and Sobani Warner were named co-presidents of Siebert Williams Shank as CEO Suzanne Shank focuses on client relationships and strategic initiatives.

Veteran banker Tim Kelly will give Baird's higher education and non-profit sectors a national reach.

Taylor Raymond has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a senior counsel in its Austin and Dallas offices, according to the law firm.

Kostas Poulakidas has joined Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office. He builds the firm's public finance and infrastructure and government law and policy practices.

Stephanie Henning will establish a public finance office in Dallas, the bank's third in the state.

The city council voted unanimously to hold a special election on an 11-part GO bond proposition, which will be the largest in the city's history.

The hires "will help us further deepen our relationships," said the firm's head of public finance.

Tim Ruby has joined Wells Fargo as its healthcare, higher education and not-for-profit division executive. He will be based in Chicago.

The Harris School of Public Policy is launching a new course, "Careers in Municipal Finance," designed to grow the public finance talent pipeline.

JP Zaptin has joined Baird where he will establish a municipal trading desk

The addition of Turner-Bond as a partner will deepen Orrick's public finance practice's P3 expertise.