Bond Buyer to launch Hall of Fame alongside Rising Stars honor

The Bond Buyer is excited to kick off the seventh annual Rising Stars program, showcasing the brightest young minds in the public finance industry.

This year, for the first time, the Rising Stars will be honored at a special awards dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the conclusion of The Bond Buyer’s Infrastructure event November 14-15 at the JW Marriott in Washington.

Additionally, the awards dinner will include the first-ever inductions into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame of municipal finance. This new honor will celebrate individuals whose career achievements have left an indelible positive impact on the industry at large and the clients or constituents they serve, while providing unparalleled leadership and mentorship to their colleagues.

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The goal of the Rising Stars initiative is to identify municipal finance professionals under the age of 40 whose knowledge, collaborative spirit, innovation, and creativity have enabled them to make a positive contribution to the community and positioned them as future (or, in some cases, current) industry leaders. Now this November celebration will combine the honoring and acknowledgment of the industry’s next generation of leaders with a celebration of the leaders that have paved the way. 

To convene these exemplary professionals, we need your help. If you have a colleague or employee who fits the bill for either the Rising Stars or Hall of Fame honor, please let us know by completing one of our nomination forms (links below). 

Nominees for both awards are sought across all areas and specialties of municipal finance. For the Rising Stars awards, honorees from our previous classes are ineligible to enter, but you are welcome to resubmit previous nominees who were not chosen and remain age eligible. For the Hall of Fame, candidates need not be partially or completely retired, but they must have amassed a body of work extensive enough for a lifetime achievement honor. All submissions will be judged by a panel comprising The Bond Buyer’s editorial leadership as well as a diverse set of muni finance leaders.

The Bond Buyer's 2022 class of Rising Stars will be unveiled at the start of the Infrastructure conference in Washington on Nov. 14. Honorees will also receive a complimentary invitation to the event.

As the municipal finance industry advances, we're excited to showcase the people who will shape its future and to introduce them to the broader public finance community. And now, with the introduction of the Hall of Fame, we’re equally excited to celebrate the leaders who have paved the way along with the leaders of the next generation in Washington on Nov. 15. 

Thank you in advance for your continued support of this initiative. Nominations for both honors close on Friday, August 12.

Click here to nominate a candidate for the Hall of Fame.

Click here to nominate your Rising Star.

Click here to view last year's Rising Stars.

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