Muni Hall of Fame

The new class of groundbreaking, standout Hall of Famers will be celebrated at a Sept. 13 dinner to close out The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure event, which takes place on Sept. 12-13 at The Palmer House in Chicago. 

The Hall of Fame initiative celebrates individuals whose careers have left an indelible mark, while the Rising Stars program recognizes the muni finance leaders of tomorrow. Nominations for the 2024 classes will be open until Friday, May 24, 2024.

In celebration of Women's History Month, The Bond Buyer invited one of the icons of public finance, Suzanne Shank, to talk about the importance of women in the municipal bond business. She reveals what led her into the municipal bond business and discusses her firm's continuing commitment to munis and strategy for growth. 

Lois Scott inducted into The Bond Buyer's Muni Hall of Fame.

"It's very rewarding to look back and say I helped that educational process get done, or I helped this hospital get financed," Hill Feinberg said.

Carey has worked on hundreds of innovative transactions that span a wide gamut of infrastructure sectors, from project finance and surface transportation to major stadiums and arenas across the country and Europe.

Friends, colleagues, and industry professionals held Spiotto in high esteem as a consummate but humble voice in the municipal industry for his bankruptcy and restructuring expertise.

Unlike many in the municipal bond market, Frank Fairman's career has been spent at one firm — Minneapolis-based Piper Sandler — which he joined in 1983 as a nascent investment banker and where he has headed public finance services since 1991.

"I'm grateful to the many members of the municipal marketplace I've been able to work with during my career and for the remarkable opportunities I've been given to contribute," Henry told The Bond Buyer.

Under Reynolds' leadership, Loop has grown into a full-service investment firm with more than 260 employees that's one of the world's largest minority or women-owned investment banking firms.

Her prolific coverage and willingness to share knowledge with local reporters brought transparency and accountability to Midwest public finance.