Andrew Belinfanti-Knight

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Title: Vice President, Public Finance Investment Banking Group

Firm: Wells Fargo Securities

Age: 33

Industry & Community Contributions: Member, Wells Fargo's Government & Institutional Banking (GIB) Diversity and Inclusion Council; Board Member, Howard University Center for Financial Services

Fun Facts: Andrew was born and raised in Jamaica before moving to Washington D.C. to attend university. He loves spending time with his (almost) 3-year-old daughter, reading, and watching soccer.

Andrew Belinfanti-Knight leads the development of credit and investor presentations, assists with the development of new indentures, and provides complex technical and analytical expertise to a variety of issuers. He is well-versed in multiple credit types including general obligation bonds, utility revenue bonds, sales tax bonds, certificates of participation and lease revenue bonds, and tax and revenue anticipation notes.

Andrew has served as an investment banker on more than $75 billion of financings, including more than $25 billion of lead-managed transactions for California cities, counties, schools, community colleges, and state-related entities. He also leads Wells Fargo Securities efforts in the California K-14 sector and has recommended Wells Fargo Bank's credit products to provide more than $3 billion of on-balance sheet financing solutions to state and local governments.

 

"Andrew supports a company culture that is inclusive and leverages the diversity of Wells Fargo and the communities served. He has worked on many initiatives to bring diversity into our industry, including providing classroom supplies for schools across the nation. He works with his alma mater, Howard University, to provide students and faculty with access to practical knowledge, skills and real-world environments for researching and analyzing business issues."

Peter Hill
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities

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