Career moves

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Dave Massaron to replace Budget Director Chris Kolb, who is taking an administrative job at the University of Michigan.

Daniel Rivera will leave Lawrence City Hall to run the state's finance and development wing.

Solomon's new role will combine his current responsibilities in the FICC Municipal platform overseeing data strategy/algorithmic trading and municipal opportunity trading units, with the bond sales, trading and underwriting teams.

Nelson, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, joins Hilltop's Encino, California, office.

As co-director of the Enforcement Division, Stephanie Avakian oversaw charges the SEC made against municipal bond “flipping” schemes.

Law firm appoints Robert Labes to head its public and infrastructure finance practice group with hopes for expansion if an infrastructure bill comes to fruition.

In retirement, he's launched a consulting firm that has several irons in the fire, including continued work on research products for Loop.

For the last seven years, he held a similar position for U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.

Ike Papadopoulos brings more than 20 years of investment banking experience, most recently with Ziegler and TD Securities.

With Yellen in charge, Biden’s Treasury Department will be prepared to join Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s policy of lower-for-longer interest rates with extended, expansionary government spending.

Jennifer Johnston will replace Tom Walsh, who is retiring on Dec. 1.

Fed Governor Lael Brainard has slipped from among top contenders for Treasury secretary under Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the matter, as the president-elect’s team winnows its choices for key positions.

Jeanne Holm, appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will help guide the city government through its worst financial crisis in a decade.

After leaving Assured Guaranty in 2011, Randy Gerardes is now back with the firm.

Mark Nitcholas will will focus on local and state governments, state agencies and school districts within Texas and the Southwest.

State housing and economic development Secretary Mike Kennealy will lead the search for a successor at the commonwealth's finance and development agency.

The increasing focus on ESG and innovation in the municipal market continues to grow as investors and issuers navigate a changing global market for state and local government debt amid COVID-19.

Five new muni professionals join Hilltop Securities’ debt and fixed income capital market teams; all of them came from Wells Fargo.

Memphis, Tenn-based FHN, a division of First Horizon Bank, announced Wednesday the hiring of two municipal bond veterans to its New York City team focusing on infrastructure in Evan Levine and Crystal Mullins.

Stifel public finance banker James Cervantes didn’t anticipate his retirement party would involve masks and social distancing.