Ben Hart is a director with Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC. He brings more than 25 years of experience working with cities, counties and utilities. In addition to his experience as a municipal advisor, Ben previously served as director of resource management for two large local municipalities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. His 15 years combined with both communities included managing each entities’ annual appropriation and utility-based debt as well as leading the finance team’s complex economic development initiatives. He was the key in the communities’ efforts in developing strategic economic development, planning and capital improvement policies and procedures, resulting in vital economic growth of both communities. He is active in the Kansas and Missouri Society of CPAs, sitting on the governmental accounting committee, as well as the Government Finance Officers Association at a national and local level.

Registered Municipal Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Ben Hart is a director with Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC.

Bachelor of Science in business administration

Central Methodist University (Fayette, Missouri)

Provides municipal advisory services with the issuance of General obligation, special obligation lease revenue and utility revenue bonds

Provides consulting services related to various financial and economic development policies

Provides long-term finance and capital planning consulting services 

Provides priority-based budgeting/budgeting for outcomes expertise

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

National Associate of Municipal Advisors (NAMA)

Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (KSCPA)

Governmental Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

Kansas Government Finance Officers Association (KSGFOA)

Eastern Kansas Government Finance Officers Association (EKGFOA)

Government Finance Officers of Missouri (GFOAMO)

Municipal Advisory Services for Local Governments

Economic Development for Local Governments

Municipal Advisory Services for Utilities

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