Adrian Galvan serves as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of TGL and is responsible for the firm’s overall quantitative analysis, and transaction structuring supervision.

Mr. Galvan has over 27 years of experience in public finance, having personally structured over 1,300 bond financings totaling more than $28 billion. Mr. Galvan has significant experience in structuring complex project financings (both tax-exempt and taxable), developing short- and long-term plans of finance for issuers of various sizes, and managing all phases of financing from the initial approval process to closing.

Prior to TGL, Mr. Galvan spent 23 years with a regional broker-dealer firm, providing both financial advisory and underwriting services. He started his career with Public Financial Management, Inc. (PFM) in their Philadelphia headquarters.

Mr. Galvan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is registered with the MSRB as a Municipal Advisor Representative (Series 50) and as a Municipal Advisor Principal (Series 54).

Esther Young serves as Senior Consultant to TGL and is responsible for business development and transaction structuring and execution.

Esther has over eight years of experience in public finance and municipal investment having structured more than $4 billion of municipal debt for a range of issuers including cities, counties, utilities, school districts, higher education authorities, transit and transportation authorities, housing authorities, special districts, and public private partnerships.  Esther assists issuers with structuring complex project financing, developing short- and long-term plans of finance, and managing all phases of financing from bond election to closing.

Prior to TGL, Esther spent over seven years as a public finance investment banker and analyst at a regional broker-dealer firm, providing both financial advisory and underwriting services. Most recently, she acted as an originator for direct investments to municipal development projects, evaluating the creditworthiness of projects in various sectors across the country and developing new business relationships.

Esther holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance from the University of Alabama. She is registered with the MSRB as a Municipal Advisor Representative (Series 50) and as a Municipal Advisor Principal (Series 54).

Nancy Mendoza serves as a Consultant to TGL and provides technical and research support for the firm. She has exceptional experience in the preparation of offering documents and continuing disclosure reports. Ms. Mendoza also coordinates closing requirements for our clients’ bond transactions.

Prior to joining the firm as Consultant, Nancy served as an Executive Coordinator at Deloitte. During her time there she played an integral role in supporting the success of the practice by providing a variety of administrative services to Principals and Managing Directors. Before that, she spent nine years at a regional broker dealer where she coordinated the maintenance of calendars and the preparation of legal and offering documents.

Nancy graduated from the University of North Texas in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Olivia Tijerina serves as an Administrative Associate to TGL. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Government.