Don Farrell manages the Municipal Finance Underwriting Group in the Eastern Region for BAM. Prior to joining BAM, he was Managing Director and Head of Public Finance for Assured Guaranty, covering the same geographic area. Before that, he worked at Ambac for 17 years, where he was involved in all aspects of municipal transaction underwriting, … Continued
Mike Stanton is in charge of developing strategy and directing communications. He joined BAM from SourceMedia, where he was Senior Vice President for Capital Markets, managing a group of four major publications, including The Bond Buyer, the company’s flagship municipal finance daily newspaper and website. He joined The Bond Buyer as a reporter in 1995 … Continued
Michael Moriarty is responsible for BAM’s regulatory oversight and compliance. Prior to joining BAM, he was a Managing Director at the Promontory Financial Group, where he assisted clients in insurance and reinsurance matters from both a regulatory and financial perspective. Before that he was the Deputy Superintendent of Property and Capital Markets for the New … Continued
Beth Keys manages financial planning, reporting, accounting, and tax and treasury operations. Prior to joining BAM, she was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Guy Carpenter and, before that, Senior Vice President and CFO of Syncora Holdings Ltd. At Syncora, she also served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Syncora Guarantee from … Continued
Suzanne Finnegan has responsibility for underwriting approval of all transactions for insurance. Prior to joining BAM, she was Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., where she was the Senior Credit Officer overseeing credit transactions in the Government Banking segment. From 1990 to 2004, she was the Chief Municipal Underwriting Officer at FSA, responsible … Continued
Seán McCarthy co-founded Build America Mutual Assurance Company, the first mutual municipal bond insurer, in July 2012. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO), following its acquisition of Financial Security Assurance (FSA) in July 2009. He was formerly President and COO of FSA. Mr. McCarthy joined … Continued