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About
Brian Riordan is a Director of Public Finance at Mesirow, where he works with Texas school districts on bond financing, enrollment, and charter school matters. Prior to entering public finance, he spent over 30 years in public education, including 13 years as Superintendent of Denton ISD. He holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University of North Texas, holds FINRA Series 52, 53, and 63 licenses, and serves on the boards of KERA Public Broadcasting and the Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas.
Experience
- Mesirow Capital Markets & Investment BankingManaging Director, Practice Leadercurrent2025 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- ZieglerManaging Director, Practice Head2013 — 2025
- The Huntington Investment CompanyDirector, Public Finance / Senior Vice President2011 — 2013Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- GE CapitalVice President, Business Development Manager2003 — 2011Chicago, IL / Pittsburgh, PA
- JPMorgan ChaseVice President1998 — 2003
Skills & more
- FINRA, Series 7, 24, 50, 52, 53, 63, 79 & SIE — FINRA
From Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mesirow
Aaron Heltsley
Senior Vice President, Fiduciary Solutions at Mesirow
Adriana Vargas
Director at Mesirow
Adrivit Mukherjee
Director, Head of Quantitative Strategy at Mesirow
Anand Akula
Senior Developer, Fiduciary Solutions at Mesirow
Anderson Bynam
Managing Director at Mesirow
Bill Gumbert
Managing Director at Mesirow
Brian Cornell
Executive Officer at Mesirow
Brian Prater
Managing Director at Mesirow
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Riordan?
- Brian Riordan is a Director of Public Finance at Mesirow, where he works with Texas school districts on bond financing, enrollment, and charter school matters. Prior to entering public finance, he spent over 30 years in public education, including 13 years as Superintendent of Denton ISD. He holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University of North Texas, holds FINRA Series 52, 53, and 63 licenses, and serves on the boards of KERA Public Broadcasting and the Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas.
- Where does Brian Riordan work?
- Brian Riordan is Managing Director at Mesirow.
- Where did Brian Riordan go to school?
- Brian Riordan studied at John Carroll University (MBA, Finance); Ohio University (BBA, Finance, Economics).
Same school
Also attended John Carroll University24
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Also attended Ohio University58
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mesirow Capital Markets & Investment Banking2
Also worked at Ziegler11
Brinton HooverAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalJoe StiefSenior Associate at NaviMed CapitalAkhil AkulaVice President at New Rhein Healthcare Investors, LLCMatt SchappellPrincipal at Frist Cressey VenturesPatrick WalshFinance Advisor at 2Flo VenturesKerry RudyBoard Advisor at Inveniam
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Also worked at The Huntington Investment Company18
Peter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesLarissa CageManager, Entrepreneur Programs at Rev1 VenturesSatyam PatelSenior Associate at HLM Investment PartnersTom WilliamsPrincipal at Heartland VenturesNicholas PohlChief Credit Officer at Invest DetroitGokul RaghavanPrincipal at S2G Investments
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