DeDe Cross

DeDe Cross is a Director and member of Stifel’s quantitative analytical group. Ms. Cross joined Stifel with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of George K. Baum & Company, where she complimented the investment banking and analytical services of the GKB National Housing Finance practice from the Denver, CO, office.

Ms. Cross has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, including work as an independent financial consultant, a Finance Manager for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and, most recently, experience with Banc of America Securities. While at CHFA, Ms. Cross was responsible for bond financings used to support the Authority’s single-family, multifamily and business lending programs. Her experience includes structuring and executing real estate secured financings; military, multifamily and single-family housing issues; and general municipal transactions. She has worked in the capacity of issuer, advisor and underwriter specializing in complex cash flow analyses and transaction completion for nonprofits, developers and municipalities.

Ms. Cross holds a B.S.  in Mathematics with an emphasis in Actuarial Science from the University of Northern Colorado.