Raymond James Financial : Curtis Culwell joins Raymond James Texas K-12 underwriting practice

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James has added significant capability to its Public Finance practice with the addition of veteran Texas public school professional Dr. Curtis Culwell as senior vice president. Based in Dallas, Culwell will provide his extensive Texas school district expertise to K-12 school districts throughout the state.

"We are very excited that Curtis has joined our Texas K-12 bond underwriting practice," said Tom Oppenheim, senior managing director and head of Southwest Public Finance for Raymond James. "He brings a wealth of Texas public school district knowledge that will continue to bolster our leadership role in underwriting Texas school district financings."

According to Thomson Reuters, Raymond James has senior managed 443 Texas K-12 negotiated underwritings aggregating over $14.6 billion since 2011, making Raymond James the leading underwriter of Texas K-12 financings amongst all firms nationwide.

Culwell joins Raymond James from Moak, Casey & Associates, an Austin-based research and planning consultancy focusing on the Texas school finance funding system, as well as the financial operation and management of Texas public schools. Prior to his time with Moak, Casey & Associates, Culwell spent more than 23 years as a Texas public school superintendent serving in the cities of Pittsburg, Lubbock and Garland. He has been appointed to numerous statewide commissions, including the 2010 Select Committee on Public School Weights, Allotments and Adjustments as well as the 2006 Tax Appraisal Committee, and was appointed by the Governor to the State Board of Educator Certification. Additionally, Culwell is a longtime member of the University Interscholastic League Legislative Committee and has twice been elected as president of the Texas School Alliance.

"It feels great to join a firm with the reputation of Raymond James, and I look forward to helping the Raymond James Texas K-12 underwriting practice continue to grow and thrive," said Culwell. "It is a natural fit for me given my knowledge and experience of the Texas school district landscape."

With one of the largest public finance practices in the country boasting more than 170 professionals in 28 locations nationwide, Raymond James consistently ranks among the Top 10 underwriters of municipal bonds in the United States.*

*Source: Thomson Reuters, based on total par amount (2013-2017)

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Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. The company has approximately 7,700 financial advisors in 3,000 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are $773 billion. Public since 1983, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF. Additional information is available at raymondjames.com. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC.