Richard Bartow
Senior Vice President

Dick Bartow entered the municipal finance arena in 1990 following a distinguished 14-year career serving school districts across Missouri as a teacher, a basketball coach and a superintendent. The districts he served as superintendent are the Walker R-IV School District, the Sparta R-III School District and the Ozark R-VI School District. As a teacher and basketball coach, he worked for the Odessa, Versailles and Grandview school districts.

In 1996, Mr. Bartow joined George K. Baum & Company's municipal finance division. During his 15-year investment banking career, he has structured hundreds of lease purchase and general obligation bond issues throughout Missouri totaling more than $1 billion. Mr. Bartow has helped numerous clients assess their capital needs and develop financing plans designed to satisfy those needs. He has considerable experience solving short-term cash flow concerns. For the past 10 years, he has served as program administrator for the Missouri School District Advance Funding Note Program, helping Missouri school districts raise more than $1 billion for short-term cash flow needs.

Mr. Bartow received both his bachelor's degree in education and his subsequent master's degree from Central Missouri State University. His education specialist degree was awarded by the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1982.

Active Professional Memberships Relevant to School Finance:
Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA)
Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA)
Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO)
Missouri Municipal League (MML)
Missouri Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

Seminars/Workshop Conducted:
MSBA (Annual Conferences)
MASA (Annual Conferences)
MoASBO (Annual Conferences)