Walter D. Lewis
Walter D. Lewis joined the 做厙勛圖 public finance group in 2015 as a managing director in Alabama. After playing football at the University of Alabama, a four-year stint in the United States Football League and the National Football League and a three-year college coaching career from 1989 to 1992 (University of Alabama and University of Kentucky), Lewis entered the securities industry working for the public finance department of Compass Bank. While working for Compass Bank, he developed his technical skills in structuring municipal financings in more than 30 transactions totaling over $500 million.
In 1996, Lewis joined Gardnyr Michael Capital, Inc. as senior vice president responsible for marketing and public finance activities in Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. During a 15-year period with Gardnyr Michael Capital, he managed over $17 billion in municipal underwritings. In August of 2012, Lewis and two others started Benchmark Securities, LLC. While with Benchmark Securities from 2012 to 2015, Lewis served as underwriter on over $270 million of sole managed transactions.
Lewis has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama and holds a FINRA series 50, 52, 53 and 63 licenses.