Siebert Williams Shank's Gary Hall Joins Bond Buyer Hall of Fame

Gary Hall, co-president of Siebert Williams Shank, has been selected for the Bond Buyer Hall of Fame and will be inducted in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2026. The honor recognizes his long municipal finance career, including senior roles at SWS, JPMorgan Securities and U.S. Treasury.

Why it matters: - Hall’s selection puts a senior Siebert Williams Shank executive among a small group of municipal finance leaders recognized by The Bond Buyer. - The honor underscores Hall’s influence in public finance, infrastructure banking and capital markets access for state and local governments. - The recognition also highlights Siebert Williams Shank’s role in municipal finance as a major woman- and minority-owned, non-bank financial firm.

What happened: - Gary Hall, co-president of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., was selected for the fifth class of The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame. - The newest inductees will be honored at an awards gala in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2026. - Hall joined Siebert Williams Shank in 2013 as national head of public finance banking. - He became president of public finance & infrastructure in 2023. - He was promoted to co-president in 2025.

The details: - Before joining Siebert Williams Shank, Hall worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC. - At JPMorgan Securities, Hall helped state and local governments access capital markets for nearly $50 billion in senior-managed municipal bond issuances, credit facilities and transactions. - Hall has served on the board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Fixed Income Advisory Committee, the Milken Institute Public Finance Advisory Board and the Corporate Affiliate Board of the National Association of State Treasurers. - Hall is a former chairman of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, which oversees the $4 trillion municipal securities industry. - President William Clinton appointed Hall to a White House Fellowship, where he served as special advisor to the under secretary of the Treasury for domestic finance. - Hall earned a B.B.A. in finance from Howard University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame. - Suzanne Shank, CEO and co-founder of Siebert Williams Shank, said Hall’s decades of contributions to municipal finance are being honored with the distinction. - Siebert Williams Shank said that over 30 years the firm has assisted 876 municipal issuers raise more than $2 trillion. - The firm also said it has helped more than 80 Fortune 100 companies and numerous Fortune 500 companies raise $4.64 trillion in corporate investment-grade debt capital markets. - In 2025, Siebert Williams Shank served 328 municipal transactions with $108 billion in par amount and acted as senior manager on 91 transactions totaling another $25 billion. - Other 2026 Bond Buyer Hall of Fame inductees include Kym Arnone, Frank Chin, Richard Ciccarone, Lewis Greenbaum, Dan Huge, Rick Kolman and Courtney Shea.

Between the lines: - The Hall of Fame nod reflects the continuing importance of municipal finance veterans with deep public-sector and regulatory experience. - Hall’s background spans government service, Wall Street and industry self-regulation, which fits the profile of a veteran municipal finance leader. - The inductee list suggests The Bond Buyer is honoring a broad cross-section of public finance professionals, not just bankers.

What's next: - Hall and the other 2026 inductees will be recognized at the Chicago gala on Sept. 15, 2026. - The award adds external validation to Siebert Williams Shank’s public finance leadership as the firm continues to compete for municipal and corporate mandates.

The bottom line: - Gary Hall’s Hall of Fame selection cements his standing as one of municipal finance’s most established executives and adds another marquee recognition for Siebert Williams Shank.