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J. Donald Rice, Jr.
President and CEO
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- Founded Rice Financial Products Company in 1994. Has overseen the implementation of $30 billion of municipal derivative transactions. A founding member of Merrill Lynch and Co.’s municipal derivative products group.
- MBA from Harvard Business School (with distinction), bachelor’s degree in engineering from Kettering University.
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Rodney Ellis
Partner
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Law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University.
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Michael Murray
Partner
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- Leads Rice Financial’s derivative efforts. Has executed more than $30 billion of derivative products. Previously led the Financial Engineering Group of Merrill Lynch’s Municipal Markets Division.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer systems engineering from Howard University.
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Leonard Jones
Partner |
- MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College.
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Tony Stovall
Partner
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Formerly co-head of the Investment Banking Department at M. R. Beal & Company. Responsible for some of the largest transactions completed by M. R. Beal, including a $306 million financing for the Alameda County, California, and a $302 financing for the State of Wisconsin.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Howard University.
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Cristal Baron
Chief Financial
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- MBA from McGill University in Montreal, bachelor’s degree from Howard University.
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Adrienne Archia
Managing Director
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Actively involved in groundbreaking transactions for Midway Airport, O’Hare International Airport, the Chicago Transit Authority, Milwaukee County Airport and the State of Wisconsin. Former Chief Financial Officer of the Chicago Housing Authority. Joined the firm from First Albany Capital.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Spelman College.
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William Fisher
Managing Director
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- Bachelor’s degree from Howard University.
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David Womack
Managing Director |
- More than 25 years of experience as an investment banker and financial advisor in public finance and real estate, most recently at Citigroup, where he was a director in the Infrastructure Group. Extensive experience serving not-for-profit institutions, including higher education issuers, independent schools, charter schools and cultural facilities.
- MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, bachelor’s degree from Yale University.
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Mark Miller
Senior Vice President |
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22 years of experience in financial services and manufacturing. Client base of state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, port authorities, airports and corporations.
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Mark Yates
Managing Director |
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Philip Smith
Senior Vice President |
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Dionyse Fitzwilliam
Senior Vice President |
- Bachelor’s degree in finance (summa cum laude) from Baruch College CUNY.
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Christopher
St. James
Vice President
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- Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California.
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Diaraye Diallo
Vice President |
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University.
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Carmen Munoz
Vice President
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Joined Rice Financial in 1995. Manages daily operations, including payroll, insurance benefits, equipment research and procurement, event planning, and personnel supervision and training. Manages the strategic direction of company’s goals and prioritizes event and conference initiatives supporting that direction.
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Shannon Briggs
Vice President
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16 years of experience in professional services marketing. Directs marketing initiatives for the firm, including corporate branding, public relations and web site development. Formerly with George K. Baum & Company.
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Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.
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Dennis Conroy
Vice President
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Gayle Davis
Senior Associate
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- Bachelor’s degree in economics (cum laude) from New York University.
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Yancey Peyton
Associate
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Has assisted in the structuring and execution of more than $1.3 billion in senior managed municipal bond financings. Previously employed at Deutsche Bank Securities.
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Bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College.
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Jerome Cox
Associate |
- Bachelor’s degree with concentration in finance and accounting from Clark Atlanta University.
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Monique Claiborne
Analyst
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- Provides general quantitative support for clients nationwide, including cash flows, debt capacity analysis and credit analysis. Previously with Citigroup.
- Bachelor’s degree with concentration in finance from the University of Michigan Business School.
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Brandon Walker
Analyst |
- Performs quantitative analysis and assists in the execution of swap and bond transactions. Previously employed at UBS.
- Bachelor’s degree with concentration in political science from Duke University.
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Howard Mackey, III
Manager, Syndicate, Sales & Trading
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24 years of experience. Senior manager of more than 120 municipal issues totaling $5.5 billion. Senior managed the largest municipal bond issue every underwritten by a minority controlled firm ($634 million). Directs a team of seasoned institutional salespeople and underwriters averaging 24 years of experience. Previously head of the Municipal Bond Sales, Trading and Underwriting Department at M. R. Beal & Company and a managing director and partner with Pryor, McClendon, Counts & Company.
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Robert Bergamini
Managing Director - Syndicate, Sales and Trading
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38-year veteran of the industry. Previously with Standard and Poor’s Pricing Services, Thompson McKinnon, Advest & Co., Banc One and M.R. Beal & Company.
- Bachelor’s degree in retail marketing (cum laude) from The New York Technical College.
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James Bogorowski
Managing Director - Syndicate, Sales and Trading |
- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Gettysburg College.
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Kenneth Bruce, Jr.
Senior Vice President
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Concentrates on the marketing, trading, structuring and origination of United States debt, foreign sovereignty debt, U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise debt and corporate debt. 25 years of experience. Focuses on the firm’s relationships with institutional investors in the public and privately managed funds sectors.
Bachelor’s degree in business and finance from Southwest Missouri State University.
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Carol Mackoff
Managing Director |
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30-year veteran and manager of Rice’s Illinois fixed income activities and the firm’s Chicago institutional sales desk. Focuses on risk management as applied to Treasury and capital markets products, including interest rate swaps, asset-liability management, synthetic funding and yield enhancement strategies for institutional clients.
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Geoffrey Carey
Senior Vice President
Vice President, Syndicate, Sales & Trading
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- Bachelor’s degree from Marist College.
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Kenneth Kramer
Senior Vice President
Vice President, Syndicate, Sales & Trading
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- Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
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Jay Morrell
Senior Vice President
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- Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Norwich University.
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Tim Barbera
Vice President, Syndicate, Sales & Trading |
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10 years of municipal bond trading experience, including institutional sales and brokering. Assists the head underwriter in pricing, sales, and underwriting of municipal bonds. Previously with Titus & Donnelly L.L.P.
- MBA and bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University.
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Felix Jenkins
Vice President, Syndicate, Sales & Trading
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- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm’s Sales and Trading Department. Previously with M. R. Beal & Company and Blaylock & Company.
- Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University.
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