Debi Jones

Managing Director

Ms. Jones joined Raymond James in 2005 to head the Firm’s Houston based Public Finance operation. She has over 30 years of experience with municipal issuers including cities, counties, tollroad authorities, regional mobility authorities, school districts, charter schools, public power agencies, higher education entities and state agencies. She has structured a multitude of transactions for general obligations bonds backed by ad valorem taxes as well as revenue bonds secured by a wide range of revenues such as utility system fees, sales taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, vehicle registration fees, student fees, toll fees and parking fees. �Ms. Jones is a highly seasoned senior investment banker experienced with various municipal issuers throughout the State of Texas and the Southwest. Ms. Jones is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance. Ms. Jones is a founding Board Member of the Texas Chapter of Women in Public Finance. She is a past Board Member of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as a past member of the Board of Directors for The Municipal Advisory Council of Texas.�