Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Nadia Sesay was appointed the Director of the Controller’s Office of Public Finance for the City & County of San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom in March 2005. The Office of Public Finance manages the City’s $3.0 billion municipal debt portfolio, oversees the issuance of all new debt secured by property taxes and general fund sources, and initiates the City’s debt policies and procedures and provides technical expertise for the preparation and monitoring of the Ten-Year Capital Plan. In addition, Ms. Sesay and her staff provide financial analysis to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, Commissioners and department heads.Ms. Sesay has been with the Office of Public Finance for nearly 17 years, serving as Financial Administrator and Bond Associate prior to her appointment as Director. Before joining the City, Ms. Sesay worked for Union Bank of California, N.A. in the Corporate Trust Department as Trust Administrator.�Ms. Sesay also sits on the San Francisco Community Investment Board and serves as Chair of the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco. Ms. Sesay was awarded San Francisco’s Public Managerial Excellence Award for exemplary leadership, fiscal ingenuity and vision in 2010.

On January 6, 2015, Gina M. Raimondo became the 75th Governor of Rhode Island and its first woman governor.Gina grew up in Smithfield in a tight-knit Italian-American family, the youngest of Joseph and Josephine Raimondo's three children. Gina's family history and her childhood experiences shaped her core beliefs in hard work, opportunity for all, and the importance of financial security.After arriving from Italy at age 14, her grandfather learned English studying in the Providence Public Library, and later lived with Gina's family. Her father is a World War II Navy veteran from a family of butchers who was first in his family to attend college on the GI Bill. After working for 26 years at Bulova watch factory in Providence, her father lost his job, along with hundreds of others, when the factory moved overseas, and her family lost their sense of financial security.As a teenager, Gina rode a RIPTA bus to LaSalle Academy in Providence, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. Gina went on to graduate with honors from Harvard, where she was recognized as the top economics student in her class. She won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she earned a doctorate and met her husband Andy Moffit, and later graduated from Yale Law School. Gina clerked for US District Judge Kimba Wood, and served as founding employee and senior vice president at Village Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Williamstown, Massachusetts, that invested in high-growth start-up companies in at least 10 emerging cities across the country.Yearning to be back in Rhode Island and closer to family, Gina co-founded Point Judith Capital and was involved in dozens of successful start-up companies.Gina and Andy reside in Providence with their two children, Ceci and Tommy. Gina has been deeply involved in a number of local non-profits. She was Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Crossroads Rhode Island, where she played a key role in launching a new homeless shelter for women. She was also a trustee at Women and Infants Hospital and Chair of its Quality Committee, and board member of Family Service of Rhode Island and LaSalle Academy.After reading a news article in late 2009 about further cuts to public libraries due to state budget difficulties, Gina decided to run for public office for the first time. In November 2010, Gina was elected to serve as General Treasurer of Rhode Island, receiving the largest number of votes of any statewide candidate.When Gina took office as General Treasurer, she tackled the state's $7 billion unfunded pension liability and shepherded passage of the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011, which passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly, has been hailed as national model. Because of pension reform, Rhode Island now is poised to make investments in its future - in its economy, education and infrastructure, which are key to the state's success.

Mark Jennings is Senior Vice President and Head of Project Finance, North America for Balfour Beatty Investments.� Mr. Jennings and his team are responsible for the financial structuring of all project financed Balfour Beatty transactions throughout North America as well as the financial asset management of Balfour Beatty’s investment portfolio.Mr. Jennings has been with Balfour Beatty Investments for nearly a decade, first working out of the London head office and then relocating to the Philadelphia office four years ago.� In that time he has closed a number of transactions in different sectors including healthcare, student housing, roads, street-lighting, transmission, educational and multifamily.� Mr. Jennings also sits on the boards for closed projects.Mr. Jennings received a bachelor’s degree from Keele University, UK, a master’s degree from London Business School, UK and is a chartered accountant.

Mark joined Wells Fargo’s Healthcare Financial Services Group in 2004, and is responsible for establishing and managing banking relationships with not for profit health care health entities. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Mr. Lavelle held a similar position with Bank of America’s Healthcare and Institutions Group from 2003 through August 2004. From 1999 to 2002, he was with PNC Financial Services’ VentureBank@PNC Group, specializing in banking and capital markets services for emerging companies in the technology sector, and previously a member of PNC Bank’s Healthcare and Higher Education Group from 1994 through 1999.� He has thirty years of commercial banking experience.Mr. Lavelle is a graduate of the University of Scranton, holding a BS in Biochemistry and a MBA in Finance.�

Jerome Williams joined Roger Williams University in 2009 following an extensive career in state government and the financial services industry, having most recently served as the director of Rhode Island’s Department of Administration, a role he stepped into after a nomination from Governor Donald Carcieri.Previously, Williams served in executive level positions at the State of Rhode Island.� His state government roles focused on a tremendous range of administrative functions including budgeting, internal auditing, accounting, purchasing, human resources, capital projects, facilities management and more. Prior to his tenure in state government, he served for nine years as a senior vice president of Fleet Boston Financial, where he was responsible for a variety of business units.In his role as Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at RWU, Williams is responsible for financial and administrative functions including budgeting, accounting, treasury, human resources, information technology, capital projects, purchasing and facilities management. Williams has played a leadership role in positively repositioning finances in recent years in a way that enabled RWU to pursue its ambitious Affordable Excellence initiative, including a tuition freeze and guarantee in place since 2012 in direct response to the escalating costs and rising student debt that have plagued higher education in recent decades.Due to the efforts of Williams and his team, the University’s balance sheet has improved at the same time its endowment showed growth that exceeded benchmarks. His program of refinancing bonds helped the University pay down long-term debt by nearly 20 percent over the last five fiscal years, and his financial management also allowed RWU to create a $20 million plan to rehabilitate existing assets without the issuance of new debt. At the same time Williams was improving the University’s financial controls, he established a capital spending plan and negotiated the school’s expansion in Providence.Last spring, Williams captured top honors in the career achievement category when Providence Business News selected the honorees for its annual Chief Financial Officer awards program. He holds two bachelor’s degrees from Bryant University, where he studied institutional management and accounting; he also earned a master’s in business administration with a specialization in accounting from Bryant in 1986.�

Griselda Blackburn is a Vice President with Montague DeRose and Associates (MDA), a financial advisor to city, county and state governments. Ms. Blackburn provides analytical, research and general account support for a variety of clients. Among other assignments, Ms. Blackburn served as the day-to-day contact for the Energy Upgrade California program sponsored by CAEATFA and oversees the firm’s engagement with Deutsche Bank to expand access in California to the AllianceNRG PACE program. Ms. Blackburn also provides project management and quantitative modeling support for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission enterprise revenue requirement model projects.�Prior to joining MDA, Ms. Blackburn worked as a Vice President at BlackRock, Inc. where she served as an assistant portfolio manager.� She directed portfolio operations on more than two billion in real estate assets including strategic direction, acquisition and disposition opportunities, and financing activity.�Ms. Blackburn received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Science from The University of Texas at Austin.

Kathleen Brown’s practice focuses on business counseling, government and regulatory affairs, particularly as they relate to the healthcare, energy, real estate and financial services industries. Ms. Brown brings to her practice a background that includes 18 years as a senior executive in the banking and financial services industry and 16 years of public-sector experience, including a term as California’s state treasurer.Ms. Brown joined Manatt after more than 12 years at Goldman Sachs, Inc., a global investment banking and securities firm, where she served as chairman of Midwest Investment Banking and, prior to that, as managing director and head of the firm’s Western Region Public-Sector and Infrastructure Group. Ms. Brown also held various senior positions with Bank of America, including president of the private bank.During her tenure with Goldman Sachs, she worked closely with healthcare institutions in California and the Midwest in both an investment banking and strategic advisory capacity, with a particular focus on helping firms navigate the challenges and leverage the opportunities presented by healthcare reform. She also worked with energy clients and participated in over $4.2 billion of water and power bond financings, working extensively with municipal utilities in California, including on projects to meet California’s renewable energy standards.Ms. Brown’s experience in the government arena includes serving a term as California state treasurer, where she managed a $25 billion bond portfolio, oversaw a $32 billion cash management fund and served as a trustee on the boards of CALPERS and CALSTRS, two of the largest pension funds in the nation. During that time she was co-chair of the Council of Institutional Investors. She was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of California in 1994, the co-chair of the Presidential Commission on Capital Budgeting, a commissioner of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works, and a two-term member of the Los Angeles Board of Education.Before beginning her campaign for treasurer, Ms. Brown was an attorney in the New York and Los Angeles offices of a global law firm, where she was a member of the Capital Markets Group specializing in public and corporate finance.

Katie D’Angio is team leader and relationship manager in the Northeast Region of the Education & Nonprofits Banking Division at US Bank. She and her team provide banking solutions for higher education institutions and nonprofit entities from Virginia through Maine.� Katie has been with US Bank for five years, focusing solely on higher education and nonprofit clients and in the industry for over 20 years.Prior to joining U.S. Bank, Katie was co-head of Public Finance at CIFG, where she oversaw a national portfolio of over $20 billion. Previously, Katie focused on higher education and nonprofits at MBIA, where she began her career. Katie received her MBA from Fordham University.

Todd Mitchell is a group manager with the IRS Office of Tax Exempt Bonds.� As a member of the management team in TEB Compliance & Program Management, Mr. Mitchell supervises the resolution of tax violations voluntarily submitted by governmental issuers to TEB’s voluntary closing agreement program, the planning and implementation of case selection and examination activities within segments of the tax-advantaged bond market, and the development of education, outreach, and compliance programs.� He also participates in the development of formal guidance for the tax-advantaged bond community and TEB’s volume cap administration and arbitrage rebate compliance programs.� Prior to joining the IRS, he practiced as a bond attorney with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.� Mr. Mitchell is a member of the State Bar of California.

Seth Magaziner was sworn in as General Treasurer for the State of Rhode Island on January 6, 2015. Seth was born and raised in Bristol, Rhode Island, and his parents taught him the importance of public service from a young age. After college, Seth worked as an elementary school teacher in rural Louisiana during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. As the recession hit businesses and families across the country, Seth went to graduate school to study how the financial system can be changed to empower working people. Returning home to Rhode Island, Seth went to work as a vice president at Trillium Asset Management, a socially responsible investment firm with more than $1 billion of assets under management.As General Treasurer, Seth is transforming the office to make it an engine for job creation, so that all Rhode Islanders have the opportunity to work. Under his leadership, the Treasurer’s office is pursuing initiatives to support small businesses and entrepreneurs, upgrade Rhode Island’s infrastructure, and work with bank and community leaders to crack down on predatory financial services and build a financial system that works for all Rhode Islanders.In his first months in office, Seth championed the successful creation of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank – a central hub for green infrastructure financing initiatives. By using innovative financing methods, the Infrastructure Bank will fund tens of millions of dollars in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the coming years.Under Seth’s leadership, Rhode Island now has the most transparent state treasury in the nation. A major step forward for open government in Rhode Island, Seth’s "Transparent Treasury" initiative is designed to help Rhode Islanders access information about how their public funds are managed. Among other features, the new transparency initiative includes a first-of-its-kind investment policy stating that Rhode Island will only invest with fund managers that agree to public disclosure of performance, fees, expenses and liquidity. Currently, Seth is leading a national coalition of state and municipal public pension funds with approximately $1 trillion in assets that have joined together to call on the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen transparency of private equity fees and expenses.An investment professional with a strong track record, Seth brings a steady hand to Rhode Island’s retirement system. After losing almost half of its pension fund’s value during the Great Recession, Rhode Island now employs a diversified investment strategy designed to minimize risk.Seth lives in Providence and is an active member of the community. He serves on the boards of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state’s largest provider of services to the homeless; and Serve Rhode Island, which promotes volunteerism and community service.Previously, Seth was the treasurer of the Campaign for Marriage Equality, and a board member of Common Cause of Rhode Island and the Bristol Fourth of July Committee. Seth holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Brown University and a master’s degree in business administration from Yale University.