Baird Adds Matt Robbins to Kentucky Public Finance Group

LOUISVILLE, November 5, 2024 – Baird announced today that Matt Robbins has joined the firm’s Kentucky Public Finance group as Vice President. In this role, Robbins will serve in a consultative manner supporting Kentucky Public Schools, leveraging his nearly 30 years of experience in public education to identify school financing opportunities and solutions.

Robbins joins Baird from Daviess County Public Schools where he spent the past 29 years – most recently serving as District Superintendent, and formerly as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer. He has been heavily involved with various communities and professional organizations throughout Kentucky, and has obtained numerous recognitions and certifications from professional organizations, including having received the Kentucky Goldenrod Outstanding School Business Official of the Year award in 2013. Robbins earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and his master’s degree in Education Administration from the University of Louisville. He has also completed the University of Kentucky Gatton School Finance Institute, and was previously a Certified Public Accountant.

We are thrilled to welcome Matt to our Public Finance platform. His extensive experience in public education will strengthen our capabilities and allow us to continue exceptional service to our clients in Kentucky.

Brian Brewer, Director, Public Finance at Baird

About Baird Public Finance 

Baird is a full-service broker-dealer firm that provides municipal underwriting and financial advisory services to public school districts, Charter Schools, Municipalities, Counties, Special Districts and Authorities, States, Developers, Higher Education and Healthcare entities. Over the past ten years, Baird has expanded its public finance headcount by more than 30 percent. Baird’s robust team of professionals combined with its nationally recognized underwriting desk allows the firm to serve and support the evolving needs of its clients. According to Ipreo MuniAnalytics, Baird ranks as the No. 1 municipal underwriter by number of issues collectively since 2009. 

About Baird 

Putting clients first since 1919, Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Baird has approximately 5,200 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients and more than $430 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2023. Committed to being a great workplace, Baird ranked No. 34 on the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 21st consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s investment banking and private equity operations. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com. 

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