Debi Jones

Debi is a senior banker with Raymond James and joined the Firm in 2005 to head the Southeast Texas based Public Finance operation, with an additional focus on the Austin, Lubbock, San Antonio, and South Texas markets. She has more than 39 years of experience with municipal finance transactions, including higher education and school district finance, State agencies, general obligation debt, and revenue bonds issued with various repayment sources including utility fees, sales taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, toll revenues and parking fees. Debi is a highly seasoned senior investment banker experienced with various school district issuers throughout the State of Texas. She has represented the Firm on over $30.285 billion in negotiated primary and secondary education transactions for school district issuers throughout the State of Texas.

Debi is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance. She 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 Trustees for The Municipal Advisory Council of Texas. She has FINRA securities licenses in Series 7, Series 50, Series 52, Series 53, Series 63, and Series 79.