Governance Risks in Public Finance: Key Challenges Governments and Public Enterprises are Facing Today
Governments and public enterprises are confronting an ever-growing and changing panoply of risks. How can strong governance help to manage these risks, and what do missed governance opportunities mean for credit?
Topics:
- Emerging risks such as cybersecurity and pandemic-related shutdowns
- Shifting federal policy priorities and funding allocation
- Budget management in the face of these risks
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Rebecca is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) group. Rebecca is responsible for publishing thematic and issuer-specific research on ESG risks relevant to credit analysis. She also serves as a visible subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders and supports outreach and engagement with market participants.
Prior to joining the ESG team, Rebecca was a member of the Strategy and Research team at MIS, where she led cross-sector research and analytics on the credit implications of key macroeconomic and policy developments in North America. Rebecca first joined Moody’s in 2011 as an associate analyst in the Sovereign Risk Group.
She holds a dual Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (SIPA), in New York, and Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), in Paris, as well as a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bola Kushimo is a Vice President - Senior Credit Officer on the Southwest Local Government Ratings Team located in Dallas. She is responsible for credits in Oklahoma and Texas.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Bola worked for AmeriCredit Financial Services in Arlington TX. Bola holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Texas, and a Honors B.S. in Psychology from University of Texas, Arlington.
Dennis Gephardt is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer on Moody’s Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Team with over one dozen years of experience in the industry. He is the lead analyst for a diverse portfolio of colleges and universities as well as a variety of not-for-profit organizations. He serves on Moody’s liquidity and charter school task force groups. Dennis was the lead author for the several rating methodologies, including the one for Not-for-Profit Organizations (other than Healthcare and Higher Education). He has authored publications on various higher education topics including liquidity, the credit challenges of small colleges, and mergers within the sector.
Dennis graduated from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University with an MBA. Dennis holds a BA and an MA in History from the New College of Florida and the College of William and Mary, respectively.