Primary Job Title Managing Director Primary Organization KNN Public Finance
Location Oakland, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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David is a managing director at KNN Public Finance and a registered municipal advisor. Over the past 19 years, he has served as financial advisor to a number of cities in California, ranging in size from Gridley (population 6,561) to the City of Los Angeles (population 3.9 million), as well as various counties, special districts, State agencies and
educational districts throughout the State. Prior to joining KNN in 1998, David was a Vice President and Senior Credit Officer with Moody's Investors Service in San Francisco, and was a member of Moody's national rating committee. His specialties included lease financing, water revenue finance, and redevelopment. David began his career with the City of Los Angeles, where for twelve years he was responsible for financial planning, debt issuance, and bond administration for general government departments. Among his achievements were creating the City’s leasing corporation (MICLA), resurrecting a general obligation bond program after a long hiatus following the passage of Proposition 13, financing the expansion of the city’s convention center and central library, and issuing judgment bonds to finance major adverse court rulings. David is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Modern Society and Social Thought, and the author of a book on Los Angeles, L.A. Freeway: An Appreciative Essay, published by UC Press.
