Patrick Rutledge is Assistant Vice President and Public Finance Relationship Manager for FHLBank Atlanta's district. Prior to joining the Bank, Rutledge spent more than 10 years in commercial, governmental, and nonprofit banking with community, regional, and national banks. Most recently he served as Vice President at State Bank & Trust in Atlanta where he lead the bank's effort in governmental banking in addition to working with commercial and nonprofit clients. He has a wealth of experience in bond transactions and public finance including both taxable and tax-exempt work with publicly marketed transactions and private placements. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Georgia, completed the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, and holds the Certified Treasury Designation from the Association of Finance Professionals. Rutledge also serves on the board of directors for the Council of Development Finance Agencies – a national not for profit association of development finance professionals.