Career advancement

Underwood led the BDA's and Municipal Bonds for America advocacy efforts since 2015.

Phil Fischer had been head of municipal research at the firm since 2013, following 22 years at Merrill Lynch.

Ziegler has hired Mark Landreville as a managing director and Christina Rappl as an assistant vice president.

The former BlackRock senior managing director has been elected to the MarketAxess board of directors.

Denise Richardson, who previously held environmental and technology posts for the city, most recently was executive director of a construction trade group.

The MBSB and the Muni Forum of N.Y. is hosting the 2019 Urban Leadership Fellows for a “Municipal Finance Day” on Monday.

Cal Quinn, CEO of Bancroft Capital, joins Jeffery Barrett, a candidate in Bancroft’s veteran training program, to discuss how the firm helps vets develop a career, not just find a job, in the financial services industry. Chip Barnett hosts.

Justin Land has been appointed president of Wasmer Schroeder effective June 1.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy picked Kevin Quinn as chairman of the state's Economic Development Authority.

Municipal bond industry veteran Mark McGruder has joined BOK Financial as head of municipal bond underwriting and trading.

Siamac Afshar has joined HJ Sims Philadelphia office as vice president of investment banking.

Academy Securities has hired muni vet Bill Laverty as managing director and head of its municipal underwriting department.

Laura Porter has been named head of U.S. Public Finance at Fitch Ratings.

Gail Sussman, head of Moody's public finance group takes on a new role as senior vice president in the public finance group on April 1, when Mike Rowan will take over as leader of the group.

Mary Jane Darby, Rob Kanzer and James Still have over 50 years of combined experience in the industry and most recently all worked at Prager & Co. They will be working at the firm’s New York office starting later this month.

Ronnie Lowenstein has been reappointed as director of the New York City Independent Budget Office.

Kelly Jin, a former White House adviser, will work to streamline analytical and data practices in the Big Apple.

While Natalie Cohen has retired from Wells Fargo Securities, she will remain a force in the municipal bond marketplace.

The Bond Buyer’s Rising Stars of 2018 may have very different jobs, but they are united by optimism and a desire to make the muni market of tomorrow even better than that of today.

With over 36 years of fixed-income experience, Rieger will be a senior analyst and product manager for the firm’s municipal bond data offerings.