General Treasurer
DEMOCRAT

• Date of Birth: 07/22/1983
• Spouse: Julia McDowell

• State House, Room 102, 82 Smith St., Providence, RI, 02903
• Office Phone: (401)222-2397
• TTY: 711
• Web: www.treasury.ri.gov
• Email: [email protected]

• High School: Milton Academy
• College: Brown University, BA
• Graduate School: Yale University, MBA
• Previous Occupations: Investment Professional; Teacher

• The Office of the General Treasurer manages the Employee's Retirement System of Rhode Island, which provides retirement benefits for more than 60,000 teachers, state employees and municipal employees. The Office also oversees the state's Crime Victims' Compensation Program, Unclaimed Property program, CollegeBound 529 savings programs; ABLE tax-advantaged savings accounts for Rhode Islanders living with disabilities, and is charged with the prudent stewardship of state funds and the processing of state disbursements.

• Public Offices and Appointments: Chair: ERSRI Retirement Board; State Investment Commission; Public Finance Management Board; Advisory Committee to Locally Administered Pension Plans; Member: Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank; Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation; Rhode Island Student Loan Authority

• The General Treasurer is a statewide general officer charged with stewardship of the state's finances, including the state's investments, disbursements, borrowing, unclaimed property system, crime victims compensation program, and public employees retirement system. The General Treasurer is one of five General Officers elected every four years by the statewide electorate.