Leadership. Responsibility. Growth. Sustainability.

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

Bringing together the world’s most respected public-finance leaders for an intense financial curriculum

The following faculty and speakers have been confirmed for the 2023 National Institute of Public Finance.
Jake Abbott
Jake Abbott
Investment Officer, San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA)
Karen Austin
Karen Austin
Deputy Treasurer, State of Iowa Treasurer's Office
Eric Baggesen
Eric Baggesen
CIO, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island
Sean Bair
Sean Bair
CEO, Nuori
Jillean Long Battle
Jillean Long Battle
Chief Deputy Treasurer, General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer, Indiana State Treasury
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Thomas Beadle
Treasurer, State of North Dakota
Henry Beck
Henry Beck
Treasurer, State of Maine
Larissa Belova
Larissa Belova
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, CBRE Global Investment Management
Jeff Bennett
Jeff M. Bennett
Senior Portfolio Manager, Invesco
Vineer Bhansali
Vineer Bhansali
Founder, CIO, LongTail Alpha
Robert Blackwell
Robert Blackwell Jr.
Founder, Chairman of the Board, EKI-Digital
Stephanie Blondell
Stephanie Blondell
Assistant Professor of Law and Practice; Associate Director Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
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Young Boozer
Treasurer, State of Alabama
Gavin Boyles
Gavin Boyles
Deputy Treasurer, State of Vermont
Michael Brakebill
Michael Brakebill
CIO, Tennessee Department of Treasury
Greg Brown
Gregory Brown
Executive Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
TJ Carlson
T.J. Carlson
CIO, Missouri State Employees'​ Retirement System
Marisa Carson
Marisa Carson
Vice President, Talent Management, TIAA
Lea Carty
Lea V. Carty
Managing Director, Kroll Digital Services
Jeff Chanay
Jeff Chanay
Assistant State Treasurer/General Counsel, Office of Kansas State Treasurer
David Chene
David Kennedy Chene
Co-Founder, Co-Portfolio Manager & Co-Managing Partner, Kennedy Lewis
Andrea Comer
Andréa Comer
Chief of Staff, Office of the State Treasurer, State of Connecticut
Dan Cummings
Dan Cummings
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, EFL Associates
William Daley
William R. Daley
Managing Director, Public Sector & Infrastructure Banking, Goldman Sachs
Cynthia G. Dannels
Cynthia G. Dannels
Deputy State Treasurer, State of South Carolina
Colleen Davis
Colleen Davis
Treasurer, State of Delaware
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Dereck Davis
Treasurer, State of Maryland
Diaz Fernando
Fernando Diaz
Chief People & Financial Product Officer, Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
Andy Dillon
Andy Dillon
Partner, Trust Street Advisors
James Diossa
James A. Diossa
Treasurer, State of Rhode Island
Laura Duque
Laura Pavlik Duque
General Counsel, Office of the State Treasurer, State of Illinois
Tim Easterwood
Tim Easterwood
Founder and CEO, BizFleets
Mike Elio
Mike Elio
Partner, StepStone Group
Rachael Eubanks
Rachael Eubanks
Treasurer, State of Michigan
Andrea Feirstein
Andrea Feirstein
Managing Director, AKF Consulting Group; Chair, Executive Treasury Management Track
Stuart Fiertz
Stuart Fiertz
Co-Founder, President, Head of Responsible Investment and Director of Research, Cheyne Capital
Neil Flanagan
Neil Flanagan
Managing Director, Joint-Head of Municipal Finance, Jeffries
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Kristen Fontana
Director, Head of Public Finance Credit Strategy, Co-Head of Municipal Sustainable Finance, Wells Fargo Securities
Manju Ganeriwala
Manju Ganeriwala
Former Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Randall Gerardes
Randall Gerardes
Managing Director - Head of Business Origination - Public Finance, Assured Guaranty
Laura Glenn
Laura Glenn
Senior Director of Investment Services, Public Trust Advisors
Laura Goins
Laura Goins
Deputy Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division, State of West Virginia
Deb Goldberg
Deborah B. Goldberg
State Treasurer and Receiver General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jon Grabel
Jonathan Grabel
CIO, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
Johh Haeder
Josh Haeder
Treasurer, State of South Dakota
Dan Heflin
Dan Heflin
Partner, Co-CEO, and Co-CIO, Torchlight
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Steven Johnson
Treasurer, State of Kansas
Claiborne Johnston
Claiborne Johnston
Managing Director, Head of Americas Real Assets Private Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley
David Kaplan
David R. Kaplan
Director, Saxena White
Bill Kieser
William (Bill) Kieser
Vice President, Ares Global Client Solutions
Mark T. Kim
Mark T. Kim
President and CEO, MSRB
Lillian Knight
Lillian Knight
Head of Investment Management, K2 Advisors
Michael Knowling
Michael Knowling
Executive Vice President and Head of Insurance and Asset Owners, North America, State Street
Rob Kochis
Rob Kochis
Partner, The Townsend Group
Mike Krems
Mike Krems
Partner, Private Equity Portfolio Strategies, Aksia
Jack Lew
Jacob Lew
76th United States Secretary of the Treasury; Managing Partner, Lindsay Goldberg
Bryan Lewis
Bryan Lewis
Chief Investment Officer, United States Steel Corporation
David Lillard
David H. Lillard, Jr.
Treasurer, State of Tennessee
Cameron Lockhead
Cameron A. Lockhead
Managing Director, Global Head of the Institutional Relationship Group (IRG), PGIM
Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma
Treasurer, State of California
Brant Maller
Brant Maller
Founder and CEO, AIF Global; C0-Chair, Investments and Pensions Track
Gary Mangiofico
Gary Mangiofico
Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management and MS in Organization Development Academic Director Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
David McRae
David McRae
Treasurer, State of Mississippi
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Andrew Messer
Executive Director, AIF Global and the AIF Institute
Ken Miller
Ken Miller
Former Treasurer, State of Oklahoma
Kelly Mitchell
Kelly Mitchell
Former Treasurer, State of Indiana
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Laura Montoya
Treasurer, State of New Mexico
Mary Morris
Mary Morris
CEO, Virginia 529
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John Murante
Treasurer, State of Nebraska
Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy
Project Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, State Fiscal Health, Pew Charitable Trusts
Ashley Nabors
Ashley Nabors
Assistant Treasurer, Financial Empowerment
David Natelson
David Natelson
Vice President of Sales - Government, Education, and Utilities, Flserv
Hector Negroni
Hector Negroni
Founder and CEO, Foundation Credit; Chair, Public Finance and Debt Management Track
Michael Newman
Michael Newman
Managing Director, Hilltop Securities
Jeffrey Nipp
Jeffrey R. Nipp
Senior Vice President, Segal Marco Advisors
Andrew Palmer
Andrew Palmer
CIO, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Ruth Pan
Ruth Pan
Co-Head of National Infrastructure and West Region, Goldman Sachs
Abraham Park
Abraham Park
Senior Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Finance Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Michael Parker
Michael Parker
Senior Vice President, Vestwell
Charles Peck
Charles Peck
Managing Director, Head of Public Finance, Wells Fargo Securities
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Carmen Pigler
Treasurer, District of Columbia
Maggie Ralbovsky
Maggie Ralbovsky
Managing Director, Wilshire
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Tobias Read
Treasurer, State of Oregon
Anders Reinersten
Anders Reinertsen
Head of Asset Owners Americas, Asset Servicing and Digital, BNY Mellon
Christine Reynolds
Christine Reynolds
Partner, Public Finance Department, Orrick
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Erick Russell
Treasurer, State of Connecticut
Everett Sands
Everett Sands
CEO, Lendistry
Andrew Sawyer
Andrew Sawyer
Former CIO, Maine Public Employees Retirement System
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Ford Scudder
Former State Treasurer, State of New Jersey
Michael Shires
Michael Shires
Vice Dean for Strategy and Online Programs, Director of Assessment, and Associate Professor of Public Policy Pepperdine School of Public Policy
Cole Short
Cole Short
Assistant Professor of Strategy
John Skjervem
John Skjervem
CIO, Utah Retirement Systems
Martha Slitt
Martha Slitt
Senior Vice President, Government Savings, Ascensus
Shaun Snyder
Shaun Snyder
Executive Director, National Association of State Treasurers
Zachary Solomon
Zachary Solomon
Executive Director, Co-Head of Public Finance Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
Treasurer, State of Ohio
Scott Sprauer
Scott Sprauer
Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, MacKay Shields
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor
Managing Director, General Counsel, Acore Capital
Michael Troncoso
Michael Troncoso
Of Counsel, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Uvan Tseng
Uvan Tseng
Senior Vice President, Investment Consultant, Callan
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Tom Tull
Former CIO, Employees' Retirement System of Texas
Kristen Van Ry
Kirsten Van Ry
Chief of Staff, Nevada State Treasurer's Office
Melissa Waller
Melissa Waller
Executive Program Director, National Institute of Public Finance
James Walsh
James Walsh
Head of Portfolio Group and Partner, Albourne America LLC
Cori Shepherd Whitten
Cori Shepherd Whitten
Senior Counsel, Public Finance Abuse Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Ash Williams
Ash Williams
Vice Chair, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Former Executive Director and CIO, Florida State Board of Administration
Dawn Williams
Dawn Williams
Deputy State Treasurer, State of Wyoming
Karyn Williams
Karyn Williams
CIO, North America, Zurich Global Investment Management
Jeremy Wolfson
Jeremy Wolfson
Chief Investment Officer at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Swee Lin Wong
Swee Lin Wong
Assistant Treasurer & Chief of Human Resources, Massachusetts Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
Shawn Wooden
Shawn T. Wooden
Partner, Chief Public Pension Strategist, Client and Product Solutions in Greenwich, Apollo; Former Treasurer, State of Connecticut
Bernard Yancovich
Bernard Yancovich
Managing Director, Private Equity Investments, GCM Grosvenor
Kimberly Lee
Kimberly Yee
Treasurer, State of Arizona
Calvin Yu
Calvin Yu
Managing Director, Head of the Client Insight Unit, BlackRock