John R. Wendling joined UMB Bank, n.a. in 2019, as senior vice president for the Investment Banking Division’s Public Finance Group. John maintains a specialty in the higher education and non-profit sector as well as public-private partnerships, where he provides national coverage for UMB. John has more than 13 years of public finance experience having completed more than $3.5 billion in financings since 2006 across multiple sectors and types of debt offerings. In bringing his extensive experience to UMB, he is proud to provide astute and well-reasoned investment banking services, including structuring and marketing negotiated municipal underwritings and private placements, to UMB’s higher education, nonprofit, municipal, healthcare and corporate issuers/borrowers. He is a consistent speaker and contributor at many industry conferences including NACUBO, CACUBO, OACUBO, CDFA and more. John earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Duke University, and holds FINRA Series 7, 52, 63 and 79.