Mark Price is the Director of Capital Markets for New York State Homes & Community Renewal. In that role, he manages the issuance of bonds for the New York State Housing Financing Agency (HFA) and the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA). Mark oversees HFA’s and SONYMA’s annual issuance of $1.5 to $2.0 billion of bonds and over $20 billion of outstanding debt. HFA and SONYMA bonds have funded an annual average of 5100 units of affordable housing and 1700 mortgage loans to first time home buyers, respectively, to carry out HCR’s mission of building, preserving and protecting affordable housing and increasing home ownership across the State of New York. Mark has nearly 25 years of municipal finance experience as a public finance banker and government finance professional. He has taken part in significant municipal finance transactions during his career including overseeing the issuance of the City of Atlanta’s first tax increment transactions while he was the City’s Debt Manager and as a banker, advising the Detroit Downtown Development Authority on its first bond transaction after Detroit emerged from bankruptcy. Additionally, Mark was a key member of the financing team for the City of Chicago’s first Social Bond transaction which won the Bond Buyer’s 2023 Deal of the Year. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. Additionally, he is a board member of the Municipal Forum of New York.
Sue Perez is the Deputy Treasurer in the Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Office with focus on the Commonwealth’s debt management operations. Sue is responsible for all the Commonwealth’s short-term and long-term borrowing needs for its $22 billion debt portfolio consisting of issues within the General Obligation credit as well as various Special Obligation Credits. Sue also serves as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT), a position she has held since March of 2012. Since that time she has guided the MCWT through multiple new money and refunding issues, through a structural change in the way its bonds are issued, and through multiple successful issuances of MCWT Green Bonds. Sue has over 25 years of experience in accounting, audit, and financial management. She has been the Senior Finance Director for a $3.4 billion service company, and at the other end of the spectrum was one of the initial members of a start-up company with the responsibility of establishing the finance and human resources departments. Sue was an auditor at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, during which time she received her CPA. She is a graduate of the Boston University School of Management, with a B.S. in Business Administration. She resides in Foxboro with her husband and their two children.
Accomplished Chief Financial Officer with over two decades of experience driving financial strategy, operational excellence, and stakeholder relations within the aviation industry. Proven track record in financial planning, budget oversight, and project management for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects. Skilled in fostering strategic partnerships with airlines, service providers, and regulatory agencies to optimize profitability and operational efficiency. Excel at implementing robust financial controls, driving revenue growth, and leading diverse teams to achieve ambitious goals.
Chris Osgood serves as the Director of the Office of Climate Resilience and Mayor Michelle Wu’s Senior Advisor for Infrastructure. The Office of Climate Resilience leads the City’s all-of-government response to the challenges of coastal flooding, stormwater flooding and heat. Located within the Environment, Energy, and Open Space Cabinet, this Office partners with City Departments to set resilience priorities, to track and communicate progress, and to lead critical projects that make Boston’s neighborhood even more resilient. In addition to overseeing this critical work, Chris also works with a range of Cabinets to manage a targeted set of long-term infrastructure projects. Chris first joined the City of Boston team in 2006 and has served in a range of roles. Those include Mayoral Advisor, co-founder and co-chair of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Chief of Streets, and Chief of Staff. Across all of these roles, Chris has focused on collaborating with colleagues and constituents to deliver tangible benefits to the public. A resident of Jamaica Plain, Chris is an alum of City Year, Haverford College, and the Harvard Business School.
Kim has been involved in the municipal market for more than 30 years, holding both buy side and sell side roles. Her career started at Drexel Burnham Lambert and progressed to a position with Wheat First Union Securities trading for the firm’s clearing clients. She implemented the origin of the Vanguard Brokerage Fixed Income Trading, acting as Desk Head servicing the firm’s high-net worth investors. Additional trading roles involved starting a municipal trading desk for Spear Leeds and Kellogg, which was acquired by FHN Financial. Kim spent more than 20 years trading General Market municipal bonds for the institutional clients of FHN. Currently, she is a municipal bond portfolio manager with NewSquare Capital located outside Philadelphia. In addition to her investment responsibilities, she writes a daily commentary about topical municipal themes with distribution across various media channels. Kim resides in the Philadelphia area and counts a wonderful husband and son as the best gifts of her life. In her free time, she is a fan of college and professional sports, including English Premier League soccer team Liverpool.
Matthew Neuringer is a partner in Orrick’s nationally recognized Energy & Infrastructure practice. He advises public and private sector clients on the development, financing and delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects across the United States, with a focus on innovative procurement models, including public-private partnerships (P3), design-build, progressive design-build and long-term concession agreements. Matthew is recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500 for his work in P3s and infrastructure. He has extensive experience structuring Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) transactions, availability payment models, and tax-exempt and taxable municipal bond financings. His practice spans transportation, energy, digital and social infrastructure, including student, workforce and affordable housing, as well as microgrids, renewable energy, distributed generation and campus energy systems that support sustainability and community development.
Cintia Nazima is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in Global Project and Infrastructure Finance team in Moody’s Ratings, covering a diversified portfolio of project finance and infrastructure credits. Cintia is the sector lead for US toll roads and she also authors research across the infrastructure sector. Cintia is a representative of the PIF team in the Cyber Risk Task Force. Cintia joined the team in New York in 2019 having previously worked as an associate analyst in the Public, Project and Infrastructure Finance team based in Sao Paulo office from 2014 to 2017. Cintia was also the back-up analyst for the entire sub-sovereign portfolio in Brazil. Prior to joining Moody’s in New York, Cintia was a senior credit analyst at XP Investimentos where she was responsible for the coverage of the entire Brazilian infrastructure portfolio. Cintia was recognized as a 2022 Women’s Bond Club Rising Star and was a representative of Moody’s in the McKinsey Hispanic and Latino Management Accelerator program. Cintia has been actively involved as a member of the NY Multicultural BRG since 2019. Cintia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Sao Paulo and a Master in Management from Kedge Business School in Marseille, France.
David Narefsky has had an active role in high-profile PPP transactions, with particular responsibility for governmental and regulatory aspects. David was recognized as a 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Government Relations Practice in The Best Lawyers in America and has also been referred by Chambers USA as “one of the best public-sector lawyers in Chicago.” He advised the Puerto Rico Public Private Partnerships Authority on the proposed long-term concession and lease of Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan and the City of Chicago on the proposed long-term concession and lease of Midway Airport.
Sam Nakhleh is a Managing Director at Assured Guaranty in the Infrastructure Finance group covering the Americas and is based in New York. Sam Nakhleh has a wide range of experience in the infrastructure and structured finance markets where he has been a participant for over 23 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Tim Monahan leverages over 15 years of extensive experience within the U.S. House of Representatives. With a comprehensive background in strategic planning, crisis communication, coalition building, and workforce management, Tim has consistently helped achieve legislative and institutional milestones throughout his career. Before joining the U.S. Chamber, Tim held Senior Advisor positions under both Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Speaker Mike Johnson. Prior to joining the Speaker’s operation, Monahan served as Staff Director for the Committee on House Administration and Professional Staff on the Appropriations Committee, as well serving in the Chief Administrative Officer’s office. His versatile skill set has established him as a trusted resource for numerous Members of Congress and Congressional Committees. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, Tim assumed responsibility for overseeing the operations of the Legislative Branch, including Capitol security, the Library of Congress, the United States Copyright Office, and the Capitol Visitor Center, among other entities. He played a key role in crafting and shepherding numerous appropriations bills, election integrity measures, and Congressional reform initiatives. Tim also spearheaded the onboarding and orientation programs for all freshman members of Congress during the 116th, 117th, and 118th Congresses. Additionally, he coordinated major events such as Presidential Inaugurations, State of the Union addresses, Congressional Gold Medal ceremonies, and lying in States.