Andy Nakahata is a Managing Director and Regional Head of Public Finance, West Region for UBS Financial Services Inc. Andy has 25 years of public finance experience across several firms and roles in the municipal bond industry. Andy has assisted clients in executing a range of financing products and structures – fixed rate bonds, floating rate bonds, current interest and capital appreciation bonds, floating rate bonds, TRANs, BANs and commercial paper. Andy has worked across a wide variety of credits as his clients have included state and local governments, higher education institutions, healthcare institutions, public utilities and 501(c)3 organizations.Andy serves on the Board of Directors of Asian Americans in Public Finance and the Marin Country Day School. He holds a master's degree in public and private management (MPPM) from the Yale School of Management and a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University.