Mr. Lakofka has over 20 years of experience in local government, healthcare, higher education, 501c3, utility and industrial revenue bonds acting as investment banker or municipal advisor on over 500 transactions. He has experience with fixed, variable rate and refunding structures, as well as experience with synthetic fixed rate and derivative structures. Mr. Lakofka worked for twelve years at a regionally based broker dealer serving primarily Kentucky and prior to that as a municipal finance advisor for a nonprofit where he was responsible for originating, structuring and marketing over $500 million in municipal bond pools. Mr. Lakofka also has an additional seven years of experience underwriting and originating commercial loans with a major financial institution. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Kentucky and a Masters in Business Administration from Xavier University. Mr. Lakofka holds the Series 50 (Municipal Advisor Representative) securities licenses.