Women in Public Finance

What Women in Public Finance does

Women in Public Finance (WPF) is a U.S. nonprofit professional society founded in 1997 in Chicago by Sarah Eubanks, Lois Scott, Nancy Remar, and Courtney C. Shea to advance women working in municipal and public finance. The organization operates as a national chapter-based community with 25 regional chapters covering 39 states and territories, and reports more than 1,000 members drawn from state and local government issuers, non-profit issuers, investment banks, law firms, financial advisors, rating agencies, bond insurers, and trust/custody groups. Programs include a structured annual mentorship cycle (February–September), five annual scholarships (one $5,000 and four $2,500), a Founders' Awards ceremony (Lifetime Achievement, She's Our Hero, Claire Goodman Rising Star), an Emerging Leaders Council, a Speaker Bureau, a Job Bank, and a monthly newsletter plus on-demand webinar library. Governance rests with a 21-member volunteer Board whose composition reflects senior women across the major municipal finance firms (Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Orrick, McGuireWoods, PNC, FHN Financial, Cabrera Capital, Oppenheimer, Siebert Williams Shank, among others), and administration is delivered through a partnership with the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas in Austin. Revenue is generated from annual membership dues ($50 for public-sector/student/retiree members; $250 for private-sector professionals), annual national conference registration and sponsor packages, and corporate sponsorships; the organization is privately financed with no parent company, no outside investors, and no funding rounds. Technology footprint is conventional association-stack: a member-facing website (wpfc.com) with membership management, chapter sub-sites, a membership directory, a job bank, and an event calendar via Google Calendar / iCal feeds, plus Whova as the annual conference app. There is no disclosed proprietary platform, no mobile application, and no AI/ML capability.

Name

Women in Public Finance

Legal name

Women in Public Finance

Website

https://wpfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Women in Public Finance is a U.S. nonprofit professional society, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that operates 25 regional chapters serving approximately 1,000 women across 39 states in the municipal and public finance industry through mentorship, scholarships, conferences, and networking programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association / Industry Membership

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Public finance membership
• Professional networking association
• Industry mentorship programs
• Professional scholarship awards
• Annual finance conference

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from individual professionals in public finance. Public sector/issuers pay $50/year, students/retirees pay $50/year, and other professionals pay $250/year.
2. Annual Conference Revenue: Registration fees for the annual national conference, which is a major networking and educational event for the public finance industry.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support the organization and gain visibility among public finance professionals. Sponsorship tiers and packages are offered at the annual conference and for the organization generally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Women in Public Finance operates a national professional membership association that advances women's leadership in the U.S. public finance industry. Its core offering is an individual membership program (tiered annual dues) that grants access to a 25-chapter regional chapter network, an Annual National Conference, a structured Mentorship Program, the Scholarship Program (one $5,000 and four $2,500 awards annually), the Founders' Awards, a Speaker Bureau, a Job Bank, and webinars/educational content. Revenue is generated from membership dues, conference registrations, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Women in Public Finance operates as a professional networking organization offering a unified portfolio of programs and services designed to advance women's leadership in the public finance industry. The core offerings include the Mentorship Program for professional development pairings, the Scholarship Program providing financial awards for students and industry certification candidates, the annual Founders' Awards recognizing outstanding achievements, and the Speaker Bureau connecting event organizers with qualified female speakers. The organization also provides a Job Bank for industry listings, the Emerging Leaders Council for early-career professionals, and maintains a network of 25 regional chapters across the United States for local networking and events. Additional services include a Membership Directory for professional connections, webinars and educational resources for ongoing learning, and a chapter resources platform supporting local operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Conference WPF's flagship annual event bringing together over 1,000 public finance professionals for networking, educational panels, and professional development, featuring the Founders' Awards ceremony and chapter activities.
• Mentorship Program A structured mentorship initiative matching mentors, mentees, and lateral peers in the public finance industry for professional development and career guidance, running from February to September each year.
• Scholarship Program Annual scholarship awards supporting women pursuing careers in public finance, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as those seeking industry certifications. Offers one $5,000 scholarship and four $2,500 scholarships annually.
• Founders' Awards Annual awards program recognizing outstanding women in public finance across three categories: She's Our Hero Award (community role models), Claire Goodman Rising Star Award (emerging leaders under 35 with seven years or less of experience), and the Lifetime Achievement Award (10+ years of documented accomplishment).
• Speaker Bureau A resource connecting event organizers with qualified female speakers in public finance, and providing tools and opportunities for members to develop public speaking skills.
• Job Bank Public finance industry job listing service allowing members to post positions and view openings, with announcements managed through the organization.
• Emerging Leaders Council Two-year program for early-career professional women in public finance to develop leadership skills, build professional relationships, and gain industry recognition through project work and event coordination.
• Regional Chapters (25) Network of 25 regional chapters across the United States providing local networking, educational events, and professional development opportunities, including chapters in Alabama, Boston, Chicago, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas & Missouri, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mountain Region, North Carolina, Northern California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, San Diego, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
• Membership Directory Exclusive online directory accessible to WPF members for networking and connecting with industry professionals across the public finance sector.
• Webinars and Educational Resources Virtual educational seminars and on-demand webinar library covering topics such as public finance fundamentals, career development, leadership, estate planning, public speaking, municipal securities law, mentorship, generational diversity, executive presence, career transitions, financial planning, and cybersecurity.
• Spotlighting Women Recognition program featuring member spotlights, accomplishments, collegiate member profiles, and mentor/mentee spotlights to celebrate women advancing in public finance, distributed through the website and LinkedIn.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ members and 25 chapters across 39 states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Municipal Advisory Council of Texas (MAC)coreOthersWPF is c/o the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas, which provides administrative services support to the national Women in Public Finance organization. Laura Slaughter, Executive Director of MAC, leads the organization that has supported WPF's transformation to a robust national platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 100 Women in Finance: 100 Women in Finance is a global membership organization for women in the finance industry, offering networking events, educational programming, and mentorship — the closest direct analog to WPF in mission, structure, and business model, just oriented to the broader finance industry rather than the public finance niche.
• Women's Bond Club: Women's Bond Club is a New York-based nonprofit for women in the fixed-income and municipal bond industry, offering networking, scholarships, and awards — highly comparable to WPF in target demographic (women in bonds/public finance), programming mix, and nonprofit membership structure.

Emerging players

• Women in ETFs: Women in ETFs is a global nonprofit membership organization supporting women in the ETF industry through networking, education, and mentorship — closely comparable in operating model (membership dues, events, chapter-based engagement) but focused on a different asset class subsegment.
• Financial Women's Association: Financial Women's Association is a New York-based nonprofit professional organization for women in financial services, offering networking, education, and leadership development — comparable in mission and programming, though broader in industry scope than WPF's public-finance focus.
• The Forum of Executive Women: The Forum of Executive Women is a Philadelphia-area membership organization of senior women leaders across industries — comparable as a women-in-business membership and networking model, though broader and executive-tier rather than industry-specialized like WPF.

Broad incumbents

• Government Finance Officers Association: GFOA is the largest US association for state and local government finance professionals, serving public-sector CFOs, treasurers, and finance officers — overlapping with WPF's public-finance issuer audience but operating as a broad, established incumbent without a women-only focus.
• National Federation of Municipal Analysts: NFMA is the US professional association for municipal securities analysts and credit research professionals — operating in the same public-finance ecosystem that WPF serves, but focused specifically on buy-side and rating-agency analysts rather than the cross-functional issuer/underwriter/advisor community WPF targets.

Others

• National Association of State Treasurers: NAST is a bipartisan association of state treasurers and their teams — adjacent to WPF in the public-finance ecosystem (overlapping member base of state issuers) but is an industry trade association rather than a women-focused membership and networking organization.
• Catalyst: Catalyst is a global nonprofit that advances women in the workplace through research, advisory services, and corporate partnerships — thematically adjacent to WPF's mission of advancing women in public finance but operates as a research/advocacy organization rather than a member-driven community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womeninpublicfinance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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