Christina Weinberg has joined the team at Municipal Market Analytics as the new director of business development, where she's focusing on expanding the firm's reach.
Weinberg has been working in the financial industry since 1998, including previous stints at TMC, BondWave, and Tradeweb.
"I am absolutely thrilled to join MMA," said Weinberg. "I am looking forward to bringing my skills and experience to the table and learning from the talented individuals around me."
Her focus will be trained on leading the expansion of the firm's market presence by leveraging the firm's research and data tools among municipal market professionals.
MMA is an independent research firm founded in 1995. It provides strategic market and credit analysis and commentary on current, historical, and quantitative conditions of the U.S. municipal sector. Weinberg's wide range of experience makes for a good fit with the organization, the company said.
"I am excited to have Christina lead MMA business development efforts," said Tom Doe, founder and president, MMA. "Her industry knowledge and reputation are outstanding."
The hire and directional movement stemmed from potential clients looking for more of the pertinent data the firm specializes in.
"We were struck in 2023 by the number of accolades MMA received from non-clients for its research and contribution to the industry," said Doe. "We decided that it was important to develop a concentrated strategy of client and prospect engagement."
Weinberg's new duties include expanding the use of MMA's educational platform and Master Class curriculum that's designed to bring new muni market recruits quickly up to speed. She'll also be working on expanding the application of the Portfolio Credit Benchmark, the firm's signature tool that was developed in 2012.
According to MMA, the PCB is an "enterprise risk solution for bank portfolios to meet their regulatory needs pertaining to the credit review of municipal bonds."
MMA believes the application can be extended to "separately managed accounts whose credit surveillance needs have become more complex amid state and local governments' future diminished federal financial support as well as the taxing demands of climate change."
The effects of climate change are a key area of interest for MMA as the firm tracks and documents research on the topic from a wide variety of sources.
MMA personnel have served or are currently serving on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Municipal Analyst Group of New York.
She officially began her position and she'll be reporting to COO Tim Holler.
"Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey, and I am eager to embrace the challenges and successes that lie ahead," Weinberg said.
