Leadership. Responsibility. Growth. Sustainability.

Program in partnership with the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Foundation

Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

NIPF Board of Trustees Co-Chairs

Deb Goldberg
Deborah B. Goldberg
State Treasurer and Receiver General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Johh Haeder
Josh Haeder
Treasurer, State of South Dakota

NAST Executive Leaders

Thomas Beadle
Thomas Beadle
President, NAST Board of Directors
Treasurer, State of North Dakota
Daniel Elliott
Daniel Elliott
Treasurer, NAST Board of Directors
Treasurer, State of Indiana
Rachael Eubanks
Rachael Eubanks
Senior Vice President, NAST Board of Directors
Treasurer, State of Michigan
Michael Frerichs
Michael Frerichs
Immediate Past President, NAST Board of Directors
Treasurer, State of Illinois

NIPF Track Faculty Leads

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Young Boozer
Faculty Lead, Executive Treasury Management
Treasurer, State of Alabama
Erick Russell
Erick Russell
Faculty Lead, Public Finance and Debt Management
Treasurer, State of Connecticut

NIPF Program Management Members

Shaun Snyder
Shaun Snyder
Executive Director, National Association of State Treasurers
Melissa Waller
Melissa Waller
Executive Program Director, National Institute of Public Finance
President, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

Pepperdine University Representatives

Clemens Kownatzki
Clemens Kownatzki
Academic Chair, Investments and Pensions
Assistant Professor of Finance and Associate Dean‚ Academic Programs, Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University
Gary Mangiofico
Gary Mangiofico
Academic Chair, Executive Treasury Management
Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management and MS in Organization Development Academic Director Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Abraham Park
Abraham Park
Academic Chair, Public Finance and Debt Management
Senior Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Finance Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

NIPF Track Chairs

Andrea Feirstein
Andrea Feirstein
Chair, Executive Treasury Management
Managing Director, AKF Consulting Group
Brant Maller
Brant Maller
Chair, Investments and Pensions
Founder and CEO, AIF Global
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Andrew Messer
Vice Chair, Investments and Pensions
Executive Director, AIF Global and the AIF Institute
Hector Negroni
Hector Negroni
Chair, Public Finance and Debt Management
Founder and CEO, Foundation Credit

At-Large Members

Manju Ganeriwala
Manju Ganeriwala
Former Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Ken Miller
Ken Miller
Former Treasurer, State of Oklahoma
Ash Williams
Ash Williams
Vice Chair, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Former Executive Director and CIO, Florida State Board of Administration