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Anne Van Praagh

Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer for Public Finance

Anne is Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer for Public Finance, responsible for Moody�s U.S. public finance and sub-sovereign ratings. Anne is a voting member of the Credit Policy Committee and chairs the Public Sector Credit Committee. She has helped developed many rating methodologies, including for U.S. state and local governments, health care, higher education, housing and municipal supported products. Prior to her role as credit officer, Anne was a Vice President in Morgan Stanley�s Transportation Banking team from 2006 to 2009 where she worked on 30 senior managed financings totaling over $10 billion for some of the largest airports, ports and toll road issuers in the U.S. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Anne spent 8 years at Moody�s as an analyst in a variety of public finance rating teams, most recently as a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the State and Infrastructure Finance ratings teams. Anne received her B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University and her Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.