Dwight Burns

Dwight Burns became the Executive Director of the Texas Public Finance Authority in May 2009. Previously he served as Vice President/Senior Analyst at Moody’s Investor Service in Dallas and served as a financial advisor at Southwest Securities, and prior to that, a policy analyst/advisor for the Austin City Council and for the Texas State Senate. He holds a bachelors degree in government from the University of Texas, and a master’s in public affairs from the University’s LBJ School.He served as president of the Allen Library Endowment Fund; and was a member of the legislative affairs group of the Allen Chamber of Commerce. He has also taught Texas and U.S. politics courses for the Dallas Community College and Austin Community College systems.At this time he lives with his wife Ursala and three children in Austin, Texas.