Omar Daghestani

About Omar Daghestani

Omar Daghestani leads Stifel’s Chicago, New York and Boston public finance offices,#1 ranked pension practice and serves on the Public Finance Operating Committee. Omar has senior managed $28.8 billion in issues nationally over the course of his career, three of which were awarded Deal of the Year by The Bond Buyer and one by Smith’s Research. Strengthening public sector pensions has been a passion for Omar over the past two decades. Omar and his team have led more financings than anyone in the nation with 42 transactions,$2.47 billion in the past three years alone with a strong focus on activity in Arizona, West Virginia, Massachusetts and the Midwest. Mr. Daghestani is a regular speaker at industry conferences has lectured at the Harvard’s Kennedy School for 16 years on pensions and more recently has been invited by the University of Chicago’s Harris School to lecture on pensions. Omar is committed to serve the community, particularly underserved communities through his service with:* Governing Board Director, Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center* Governor & Treasurer; City Club of ChicagoExecutive Committee & Director, Civic Federation of Chicago* Past-President, Glenview Park Foundation * Class Reunion Co-Chair (5, 10, 15 and 20 year), Harvard University, Kennedy School. Omar received a B.A. with Honors in Economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Northwestern University. Omar earned an M.P.P. from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, where he was twice elected Student Body President. Most recently, Omar was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business with the 2023 Crain’s Notable Leaders in Finance award.

Experience

1. Managing Director & Public Finance Operating Committee

   Stifel Institutional

   Mar 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Public Finance

Education

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Master Public Policy, Public Finance