Rising Stars

"I've always been interested in the fiscal health of a city or county, it goes to the health of the people really," Rob Widigan said.

"I had no idea what public finance was going into it," Olyvia Jarmoszka said. "Dealing with the government was actually something that I enjoyed, considering my education."

"What I've learned is to do my best no matter what and always have internal goals for myself," Brittany Whelan said.

Sarah Jansen was introduced to the world of public finance while taking a public financial management class in graduate school at the University of Texas.

"The teams are pretty small, so I got exposure to things very early and that's helped me along the way," Stephanie Lom said.

Anthony Kinsey's talent comes in handy while helping issuers with the ongoing challenge of updating their official statements and investor presentations based on new disclosure requirements.

Mentoring and a passion for helping people cultivate and achieve goals remain important to Matthew Stitt.

"One of the things that my parents said to me early on in my life is, 'If you have the will to do something, you can make it happen,'" Prachi Chandhok said.

"Mike Ivcic has grown his career with a wealth of intellectual ability, a thirst to learn, and an enduring humility to understand that he does not 'know it all,'" said Bancroft Capital CEO Cauldon Quinn.

"Patrick has an excellent ability for not only understanding the complexities of the healthcare sector but connecting with our customers and telling the credit story in a way that provides meaningful and value-driven analysis to the market," said S&P Senior Director Stephen Infranco.