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Leigh Ann Biernat, CPA
Executive Vice President, Head of Public Finance
(501) 377-6316
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We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Executive Vice President, Head of Public Finance
Ms. Biernat joined the firm as a member of the Public Finance Department in 2015 and works with issuers of taxable and tax-exempt financings as both underwriter and financial advisor. She has 16 years' experience working as senior management in both state and local government, issuing and administering a variety of bonds including housing, industrial development, state facility, higher education, general obligation, tobacco settlement revenue and gross receipts tax bonds. Ms. Biernat is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Little Rock with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She was selected to participate in and successfully completed the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Leadership Arkansas program, Class IX. Ms. Biernat is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Arkansas. She is also a registered Municipal Advisor Representative, Municipal Securities Representative, Registered Investment Advisor and a registered Uniform State Law Securities Agent.
