Dale Scott

Dale Scott

Founder

WireSafe

Dale Scott is the founder and CEO of WireSafe LLC, a cybersecurity platform designed to protect financial wire transfer instructions from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. After witnessing the growing threat of cyberfraud targeting wire instructions in municipal finance, Dale created WireSafe to provide increased protection for financial institutions and public agencies.

With over 40 years of leadership in municipal finance, Dale has built deep expertise across the industry. He previously served as an investment banker on Wall Street, headed Wells Fargo's Public Finance Department, and founded DS&C, one of California's top municipal advisory firms. Under his leadership, DS&C has overseen more than $30 billion in transactions and earned national recognition, including The Bond Buyer's Small-Issuer Deal of the Year and inclusion in Inc. Magazine's Best in Business and as-one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

WireSafe's mission is to proactively defend the municipal finance community against evolving cyber risks in order to help maintain trust in public financial systems. Dale is the author of Win-Win: An Insider's Guide to School Bonds and holds a degree from Harvard University.

Featured Sessions

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
3:30 pm

Our experts will delve into recent cyber events and developments, disclosure, insurance accessibility and cost, ratings and credit implications, as well as giving a sense of the preparedness of all market participants for these ever-growing threats.