AGA 2016 Professional Development Training

Gail Sussman
Managing Dir., U.S. Public Finance
Moody’s Investor Services


Gail is the Managing Director for US Public Finance. She is responsible for research and credit analysis for the US municipal market. In that role, she ensures Moody’s Investors Service consistent and transparent methodological approach to assessing credit risk across the US public finance sectors including state and local governments, health care, housing, higher education and municipal supported products. In addition to these responsibilities Gail is a member of the Moody’s Public Sector Credit Committee, an ally of the LGBTA, a member of Moody’s Women’s Network and the executive sponsor of the Dallas Women’s Employee Resource Group. Gail has been a recipient of numerous Smith’s Research and Grading All-Star awards. She is a founding member of the board of Northeast Women in Public Finance. In addition, Gail is a member of MAGNY, the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Society of Municipal Analysts. Before joining Moody’s, Gail worked for the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York. Gail holds a BA in Sociology and Urban Studies from SUNY Buffalo and a MA in Urban Planning from New York University.

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