John Bagley

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Chief Market Structure Officer
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

John A. Bagley is Chief Market Structure Officer for the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). He leads the Market Structure department, which is responsible for the organization’s activities and functions related to market leadership, market structure, market transparency, economic analysis, data analysis, research and industry operations.
John most recently served as president of BondDesk Trading LLC, where he was responsible for its broker-dealer and related trading platform activity. Previously, John served in sales and trading roles at divisions of UBS and its predecessor, PaineWebber, for nearly three decades.

During the 2020 pandemic, John temporarily joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on secondment to lend his deep municipal market expertise to the implementation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility. He has also served as a non-voting member of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee.

John received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and has a master’s of business administration from Columbia University.

Lynne Funk

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media - Municipal Finance
The Bond Buyer

Lynne Funk is Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media - Municipal Finance. She leads and shapes The Bond Buyer's six major events, serving as host, moderator, thought leader and brand ambassador. Lynne also is charged with creating innovative live media formats, including new conferences, virtual summits and podcasts to help serve our municipal finance community. Lynne has nearly two decades of experience in the public finance industry. She was most recently Executive Editor of The Bond Buyer. Previously, she was a director at Municipal Market Analytics, Inc., and in the Policy and Public Advocacy for the Municipal Securities Division at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Katie Moriarty

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Capital Planning & Bond Readiness for Large-Scale Development Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Special Assessment & Special District Bonds for Redevelopment
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Education, Healthcare & Nonprofit Bonds as Regional Economic Catalysts
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bond Funding for Logistics, Transportation & Industrial Hubs
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Redeveloping Underutilized Land and Brownfields with Bonds
Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bond Financing Strategies for Mixed-Income Housing Development
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Revitalizing Commercial Corridors and Downtown Districts
Tuesday, September 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Bonds to Unlock Private Investment in Local Projects
Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Financing Resilient Communities with Green and Sustainable Bonds
Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Project-Based Bonds to Transform Communities
Tuesday, December 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Director
Council of Development Finance Agencies

Katie Moriarty is a Director in the Knowledge & Networks Division at the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). Ms. Moriarty leads the organization’s National Development Finance Summit, held annually to bring together leaders and experts from the development finance industry from around the world. She also manages CDFA’s Sponsorship as well as the Training Institute where she collaborates with organizations and individuals from across the globe to provide awareness and education within the industry.

Ms. Moriarty’s career has been primarily in the non-profit sector, and she came to CDFA after working most recently as a Manager of Partner Success at Rev1 Ventures. She is a highly experienced facilitator with expertise in relationship building, collaboration, and communication.

A graduate of The Ohio State University and Youngstown State University, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Education. Outside of her professional life, Ms. Moriarty enjoys spending time with her very active family, including her 3 children and their dog. She loves doing anything outdoors and is an avid runner.