Tony Griffith is an experienced finance professional with over 30 years in the industry. As a Managing Director for the Public Finance Group at BofA Securities, Inc., he engages in a wide variety of financial transactions related to capital markets locally and internationally.
In a recent groundbreaking financial deal supported by USAID/Prosper Africa, Tony headed the team from Bank of America on a housing financing for Caisse Regionale Hipothècaire (CRRH) in West Africa. The financing involved the use of a guaranty from the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to help originate and refinance mortgages for low and middle-income individuals, through member banks in West Africa.
In current and previous roles, Tony has worked as a senior manager and lead financial advisor on numerous projects totaling more than $60 billion in both tax-exempt and taxable financings. These projects were for various clients, including the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), District of Columbia (D.C.), Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Philadelphia International Airport and the Caisse Regionale Hipothècaire (CRRH).
Tony holds both a BA in Economics from Williams College and a MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.