Jim Hempstead is a Managing Director in Moody’s Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group, where he heads both the North American Regulated Utility & Power Team and the North American Public Infrastructure Team.

Jim acts as a rating chair across all segments of Moody’s Global Infrastructure & Project Finance franchise, and is a member of both the firm’s Infrastructure Finance Franchise Committee and Global Infrastructure Focus Editorial Board.

 Jim also manages the Moody’s Cyber Risk Team, which looks to incorporate cyber security risk into global credit analyses.

Jim helped manage the firm’s global Environmental, Social and Governance efforts between 2017 – 2020.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2002, Jim was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch &Co., working in the Global Energy & Power Group, providing financial and advisory services to electric, natural gas distribution, interstate pipeline, energy merchant, water and energy technology companies. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Jim worked with Salomon Smith Barney Corporate Finance, working in their Global Energy &Power Group.

Jim graduated with a B.S.B.A. from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. From 2011 - 2013, Jim served as the Director of Emergency Management for his hometown in New Jersey, and is a registered EMT for his local, volunteer first aid squad. Jim is a member of the Wall Street Utility Group and served as a Trustee with the Society of Utility and Regulatory Financial Analysts (SURFA) between 2012 -2020. He served on the Advisory Council for the Electric Power Research Institute(EPRI) from 2014-2019.

John is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Ratings Global Project and Infrastructure Finance Team where he coordinates Moody’s global data center related research, outreach, and analytical initiatives including Moody’s US project finance private credit market engagement. John speaks at multiple conferences on a variety of infrastructure topics every year, authors key research across on multiple infrastructure asset types, and annually leads several new rating assignments for complex project financings in digital, energy, transportation, and social infrastructure.  

Before joining the project finance team in 2010, John spent two and a half years as a lead analyst for local governments and enterprises in Moody’s Ratings Eastern Region Local Government Team rating municipal issuers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida. John helped launch and was the first co-chair of Moody’s US Multicultural Business Resource Group and was also a founding member of Moody’s US PRIDE Business Resource Group. 

Prior to joining Moody’s, John worked as a risk management analyst, a property and casualty insurance account manager, and a health care hospital claims auditor. John earned his BA from Stanford University and his MPA from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Raj Joshi is a Senior Vice President on the Corporate Finance Team. He is the lead analyst responsible for a portfolio of enterprise software, hardware and technology-enabled services companies. Raj has covered a portfolio of technology and business services companies since 2010. From 2005 to 2010, he was part of the Telecommunications and Media team. Before joining Moody’s in 2005, Raj was an International Banker at Union Bank of California (now part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group).

Raj has an MBA from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mumbai. Raj is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc.

Ryan Wobbrock is a Senior Vice President in the Global Infrastructure Finance Group at Moody’s Ratings. His responsibilities include conducting industry research and supporting the credit analysis of various U.S. electric utility companies. Prior to joining the Utilities Group as a Senior Associate in December 2004, Ryan worked at Moody’s in the Public Finance Group and spent time in Investment Accounting at Ambac Financial Group. Ryan graduated as an Honors Program Participant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Colorado State University.

Ranjini Venkatesan is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Ratings’ Corporate Finance Group responsible for a portfolio of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate companies across a variety of property types. Prior to her current role, Ranjini was a lead analyst in Moody’s Ratings’ Financial Institutions Group covering financial guaranty and mortgage insurance companies. Before joining Moody’s, Ranjini was a sell-side equity research analyst at ABN Amro Asia. Ranjini holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.

Frank Mamo is a Vice President, Senior Analyst on Moody’s US Local Government team. He is the state lead for local government ratings in Georgia, covering cities, counties, K-12 school districts, and municipal utilities. Frank’s portfolio also includes Florida and South Carolina local governments. Frank has led a range of research initiatives that assess how demographic, economic and socioeconomic trends influence local government credit quality.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Frank was a tax policy researcher at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy as well as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, DC. Frank holds an MPA from Columbia University and a BBA from the University of Iowa.