Leigh Nader

Leigh Nader, CFA is a Managing Director and Head of Assured Guaranty's Public Finance Healthcare, Higher Education and Nonprofit Underwriting Group. Her team is responsible for the origination and underwriting of bond insurance for hospital, higher education and not-for-profit transactions nationwide. Leigh joined Assured Guaranty in 2005 as a Vice President in the Healthcare Group.

Prior to joining Assured Guaranty, Leigh was a member of the healthcare underwriting group of bond insurer CIFG. She also worked as an underwriter in the public finance group of XL Capital Assurance, where she was responsible for underwriting nonprofit credits. Leigh began her career as an analyst in the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Municipal Funds Group, where she was the lead analyst for the senior living and high yield hospital sectors.

Leigh is committed to supporting women in the public finance sector. She has been actively involved with Northeast Women in Public Finance, serving as an Executive Board Member, Secretary, and currently as Co-President since January 2024. Leigh's contributions have been recognized with distinctions such as the Bond Buyer Rising Star award in 2016 and the NEWPF Trailblazing Woman in Public Finance award in 2022. Leigh received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Boston University and is a CFA Charterholder.