Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Stephen T. Harvey, CPA, MBA, is the Senior Vice President for Finance for Mount Sinai School of Medicine and is responsible for all aspects of the School’s financial management, accounting and reporting. Prior to joining the School in 1991, Mr. Harvey was an audit manager at Coopers & Lybrand in Boston, MA with audit responsibilities principally in the higher education, healthcare and investment company industries.

Greg Murphy is the department’s chief of staff. Murphy started his ODOT career in theTraffic/Safety Office in Central Office, where he helped reshape the Highway Safety Program.He became the production administrator in District 5, where he delivered over $40 million in highway projects annually – including the State Route 161 re-alignment project from NewAlbany to Granville. He has spent the last four years working in the private sector.Murphy has a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from Wittenberg University, a Bachelor's Degree inCivil Engineering from The Ohio State University and a Masters of Business Administration fromCapital University.

Larry Volk is Senior Director for Portfolio Management at the Dormitory Authority where he has been since 2005. Larry was also at the Authority in the late 1980�s as Director of Financial Analysis. Between those tours at the Authority, Larry was at HUD in Washington, DC and then was EVP and General Counsel of a commercial mortgage banking firm on Long Island where he was responsible for all servicing and asset management functions. Larry has also served as Counsel to the NYS Housing Finance Agency and as EVP and General Counsel to the NYS Mortgage Loan Enforcement and Administration Corporation. Larry started his legal career in general practice in Albany, New York, is a graduate of Clarkson University and holds a JD from Albany Law School and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Gautam Khanna joined Insight's Fixed Income Group as a senior portfolio manager in 2003 (via predecessor company Cutwater Asset Management). He leads the management of Insight's flagship U.S. core, core plus and high yield strategies. Prior to Cutwater, Khanna was a member of the high-yield team at Times Square Capital Management, where he focused on credit management for CBOs as well as high-yield total return accounts. he is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. He holds a BS (Hons) from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA degree (with distinction) from Cornell University. He is also a CFA charterholder and is a CPA.

Joseph Rothman joined Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group as a Senior Municipal Credit Analyst in September 2005. His�primary focus has been Health Care. His other responsibilities over the last 11 years have included state and local obligations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida and Texas. Prior to joining Vanguard, Joseph was Vice President at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and previously served as a Credit Analyst at Moody’s Investors Service. �Joe holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Yeshiva University.�

Kirk Avila has served as the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Manager of the Treasury/Public Finance department since 1997. In this capacity, he is responsible for an investment portfolio of approximately $1.0 billion, a financing program that has over $500 million in outstanding debt, and the Authority’s investor relations program. As the Authority’s focal point to the investment community, Mr. Avila provides regular updates to the rating agencies and investors on the operating activities of the Authority and the status of the Orange County economy. Mr. Avila was also a member of the Authority’s acquisition team that purchased 91 Express Lanes. The acquisition was completed within a 12 month period that included the passage of legislation by the state legislature and the assumption of $135 million in outstanding debt. As a result of his ongoing involvement with the 91 Express Lanes, Mr. Avila was named General Manager in October 2006. Mr. Avila earned a Master’s of Science degree in Finance from Purdue University and a Bachelor‘s of Science degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Erin S. Gore recently joined Wells Fargo as an Executive Vice President, Education & Nonprofit Banking. She runs a national team of specialized relationship managers in the commercial bank focused on the needs of the higher education and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Erin held the position of the Chief Financial Officer at UC Berkeley. Key accomplishments included a campus-wide effort to have clear, accessible financials and campus data through new budget and decision support systems. Erin�s career in public finance includes prior positions as a rating analyst and committee member at Moody�s Investors Service, as well as investment banking in the higher education and nonprofit sector. She holds a BA from UCLA, and a MPA in Economic Policy from Columbia University. She is an avid adventurer and open water swimmer.