Mr. Read joined Specialized Public Finance Inc. as an Analyst in June 2024. In this role, he assists in developing financial models to analyze, structure, and price transactions for clients, as well as prepare refunding and debt capacity analyses..

Prior to joining Specialized Public Finance Inc., Mr. Read completed two internships at commercial real estate firms in Dallas, one of which owns and operates the largest U.S.-only portfolio of industrial assets. While attending the University of Texas at Austin, he also served as an analyst on the John C. Goff Real Estate Fund, where he helped manage a multimillion-dollar public-private real estate investment fund.

Mr. Read graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Certificate in Real Estate. He was also a member of the Plan II Honors Program.