Audrey Bear is a managing director and member of the local government practice within the public finance group at Piper Sandler. She serves all types of municipal entities including school districts, vocational technical schools and townships with borrowing for capital needs.

Bear began serving Pennsylvania municipal issuers in 2000 with Arthurs, Lestrange & Company. She continued with Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated and served with Robert W. Baird & Co. prior to joining Piper Sandler. She was employed as an elementary and special education teacher prior to entering the public finance industry.

Bear graduated cum laude from Shippensburg University with a bachelor's degree. She earned her Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Penn State University.