William Baum

William Baum

Mr. Baum directs the firm’s competitive underwriting business with a focus on special districts in Texas. He has more than eight years of experience in municipal trading and underwriting. Before joining FMSbonds, Mr. Baum worked on the syndicate desk at Loop Capital...
Robert Rivera

Robert Rivera

Mr. Rivera specializes in originating Public Improvement District bonds. He has participated in more than $7 billion of negotiated par for Texas issuers, and has worked with municipal issuers throughout the state, including the cities of Fort Worth, Dallas and San...
R.R. “Tripp” Davenport, III

R.R. “Tripp” Davenport, III

Mr. Davenport has more than 15 years experience in public finance covering government issuers in Texas. Over his career, Mr. Davenport has participated in financings totaling more than $14 billion in long-term new money and bond refinancing transactions. Mr. Davenport...
Mark Viggiano

Mark Viggiano

Mr. Viggiano has more than 18 years experience in fixed income, including 12 years in municipal finance and institutional sales. He currently works with many of the largest and most active municipal bond funds helping them finance bonds using a Tender Option Bond...
Jon Kessler

Jon Kessler

Mr. Kessler launched FMSbonds, Inc.’s Land Secured Finance team in 2009 and built it into the No. 1 underwriter of land-secured, tax-exempt bonds in Florida and Texas. Previously, Mr. Kessler worked in the Investment Banking Division of Banc of America Securities from...