Kathy Thomas Email & Phone Number

Chicago

Working with our municipal finance team on offering documents and bond issue disclosure matters, and in business development. Associate Partner Member of the IGFOA, and serve on the Professional Education Committee as Academy Team Leader, and member of the ILCMA, serving on their winter conference committee for a number or years.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

Drexel Hamilton, LLC is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Managed Enterprise providing investment banking services on debt transactions. I led efforts to expand business with major issuers in Chicago and other areas in the country.

Milwaukee, Wi, Chicago, Il

Vice President/Client Representative. Work with local governments in southeastern WI, and in northern IL on their issuance of bonds, and other management consulting projects.

Sales rep for Primerica. Life insurance sales.

Financial consulting for local governments on bonds, continuing disclosure and other special projects.

Business development for one of the top 10 accounting/consulting firms in the country, with over 2400 employees. Served as advisor to clients on municipal bond transactions, and called on local governments to bring new business to the firm. Targeted municipalities and counties in the Chicago area to sell such services as financial advisory, audit, utility rate studies, and economic development studies. Utilized solid, long-standing relationships with key decision makers and community leaders, including staff and elected officials.Successful in expanding and securing business opportunities in multiple firm service areas Completed debt transactions in changing circumstances with tight timeframes to meet needs of the clients, resulting in better than expected financing results

Investment Banker in Chicago office to local governments in Illinois and Louisiana, including municipalities, counties, schools, state authorities, not for profits entities, and business/economic development districts. Served as financial advisor, and in senior and co-managed roles for the firm on debt issuances. Helped new public finance department grow business in the Chicago area marketExpanded opportunities into the State of Louisiana

Investment Banker on municipal bond transactions for local governments in Illinois. Helped build new public finance department for successful financial firm with over 350 employees. Targeted primarily municipalities and counties.Increased municipal bond business and revenues in the Chicago area market Brought in largest client to firm - $82,415,000 refunding bond issue, served as sole managerParticipated in over $171 million in bonds, responsible for over $121 million of the total amount underwritten

President Established own consulting firm providing services to state and local governments on their issuance of bonds and other special projects. Certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise under federal guidelines in Illinois and Wisconsin and as a Woman Owned Business with local issuers. Served as financial advisor/co-financial advisor to governments in the Chicago area, including issues for the City of Chicago on a tax increment financing bond issue and the Cook County Forest Preserve District on its $100 million General Obligation Bonds Awarded a contract by the Illinois Development Finance Authority – Marketing Coordinator for Pooled Bond Fund for Capital Projects for Local Governments, 2001/2002

Opened Chicago office for one of the top financial advisory firms in the country, serving as financial advisor to large urban and suburban municipalities, counties, schools and parks. Broad range of debt financings for general obligation, revenue, tax increment, and special service area bonds and lease purchase/installment contracts.Principal advisor on 25 issues totaling over $641 millionLargest for City of Chicago, $308 million General Obligation Bonds

Bachelor Of General Studies- Business, Economics

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega Sorority

Education record