Lester Lennon

Lester Graves Lennon  has over 45 years of experience as both a banker and an issuer. Prior to beginning his 36 year career as an investment banker, Mr. Lennon spent 9 years working for the City of Oakland, CA, and the Berkeley Unified School District. Over his career he has participated in the issuance of more than $300 billion of municipal debt. His major clients have included the State of California, the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the City of Phoenix, The City of New York, and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. His third book of poetry was published in January 2022. His poetry is taught at the university level and can be found in more than 70 public and university libraries including the Los Angeles Public Library, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received his B.A. in English.