Lina Santoro

Lina Santoro is an experienced professional in the field of public finance and credit analysis, currently serving as Director of Public Finance at KBRA since May 2023, focusing on the analysis of municipal credits across the United States. Prior to this role, Lina was a Credit Portfolio Manager I at TD, overseeing credit approval and surveillance for lending transactions. Lina's extensive career includes a long tenure at Fitch Ratings as an Analytical Consultant for Public Power, where credit ratings were assigned to municipal power and gas utilities. Additional roles include Senior Director in the Public Power Group at Financial Security Assurance and Credit Analyst and Power Analyst at the New York Power Authority. Lina holds an MBA in Finance from St. John's University, earned between 1992 and 1995.