Tripp Kaiser, a managing director at Municipal Market Analytics, will become executive director of the Center on Municipal Capital Markets at the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs starting in January, the school announced on Monday. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at AustinTripp Kaiser, a managing director at Municipal Market Analytics, will become executive director of the Center on Municipal Capital Markets at the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs starting in January, the school announced on Monday. The center was launched last year to focus on the role of capital markets in financing infrastructure , as well as to train future public finance professionals and produce research. "At UT Austin, Kaiser will focus on growing (the center) into a national hub for data-driven research, education and collaboration across the municipal finance community," a statement from the school said. "As governments continue to seek financing for hospitals, affordable housing, schools, roads, utilities and other public infrastructure projects, the need for expertise in the municipal capital markets has never been greater."