Chief Financial Officer
Battery Park City Authority
Ms. Frederick is the CFO of Battery Park City Authority, a NY State Authority commercial and residential real estate entity spanning the southwestern tip of Manhattan. She manages all financial operations, including its municipal bonds portfolio and its investments portfolio.
She previously served in senior financing roles at Citigroup, GE Capital, Fieldstone Private Capital Group, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Her expertise includes fixed income derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending and global infrastructure project finance.
She holds an MBA and BA from the University of Michigan, attended Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Jouy en Josas, France and previously served as a FINRA Registered Securities Representative and held Series 7 and 63 licenses.
She resides in the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut where she was appointed to the Greenwich Retirement Board and was previously elected to serve on the town council (RTM), where she headed its Finance Committee. She also serves on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and on the Board of Governors of the Municipal Forum of New York. Her community work extends to South Africa, where she serves on the Umlambo Foundation USA Board, supporting training of primary school teachers and administrators in STEM
After two years of record issuance — and more than two years of rising inflation — how are issuers meeting the growing needs for upgrades of existing infrastructure along with investments in new projects? Are there sectors that would benefit the most from investing in resilient infrastructure? Should investors price in the effects of climate and severe-weather event related risks? Is there enough demand for the debt that will likely be needed to support the needed infrastructure?