Victor Andrade

Victor Andrade joins Raymond James after 22 years at Citi where he helped California municipal entities complete over 650 financings and raise over $318 billion for critical infrastructure needs. He has senior managed experience with nearly all financing types relevant to cities, counties and school districts, including GO Bonds, Lease Revenue Bonds, COPs, Pension Obligation Bonds, TRANs, Tax Allocation Bonds, Deficit Financing and Teeter Commercial Paper. Victor also led Citi’s California Education Finance practice in which he executed over 280 transactions totaling $57 billion on behalf of school districts such as Los Angeles USD, San Diego USD, Grossmont UHSD, Sweetwater UHSD, Carlsbad USD, Escondido UHSD, Corona-Norco USD, Folsom Cordoba USD, Berkeley USD, Milpitas USD, Long Beach USD, Sacramento USD, Hayward USD, Beverly Hills USD, Los Angeles CCD, San Diego CCD, San Francisco CCD, Peralta CCD and Coast CCD.

Victor’s rating agency advocacy work over the past 15 years has resulted in rating criteria and methodology improvements from Moody’s and Fitch (and the introduction of Kroll’s school rating methodology). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated as an Edward J. Sexton Fellow in philosophy, politics and economics from Claremont McKenna College. Victor is FINRA registered (Series 52, 53, 63 and 79).