Sandra R. Ortiz ’97, Vice President of Corporate Capital Markets at Wilmington Trust in Wilmington, Del. She is responsible for strategic, administrative and relationship management and planning for Corporate and Municipal Services in the Capital Markets Division. This division provides traditional corporate trust, custodial, specialized agency, and other fiduciary services to business entities that access the capital markets. As a leader in new product development she has been instrumental in the evolution of Wilmington Trust as a leading provider of services for Tender Option Bonds. Previously, she worked at the corporate trust department of U.S. Bank Trust National Association in Minnesota and the investment banking division of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. in New York. Ortiz holds an MBA from Pennsylvania State University and received her bachelor’s degree from Macalester, majoring in Political Science, Economics and International Studies. She has also earned the designation of Certified Corporate Trust Specialist (CCTS) from the Institute of Certified Bankers. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and daughter.