Saving for College
To help families save for college, the State of Connecticut offers the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET).
The Office of Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden
News and Press
- 5/22/2020 Statement Of State Treasurer Shawn Wooden On The Connecticut Lottery’s Ongoing Missteps, Call For Board Vice Chair’s Resignation
- 5/20/2020 Treasurer Wooden Announces Successful $850 Million Special Tax Obligation Bond Sale, Setting New Record; Very Positive Investor Demand as Pandemic Response Continues
- 5/18/2020 State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Calls for Independent Governance at Jpmorgan Chase; Wooden Joins Pennsylvania Treasurer, Comptrollers of New York City And New York State, and Calpers in Opposing Lee Raymond’s Re-Election to the Board of Jpmorgan Chase; Announces Support for Key Proposals On Pay Equity, Climate Risks
- 5/15/2020 Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, And Kroll Affirm Connecticut Credit Ratings, Maintain Stable Outlook; Seven Other States Have had Credit Rating Downgrades or Negative Outlooks Since the COVID Outbreak, While Connecticut Remains Stable
- 5/13/2020 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $500m in Commitments; Presents Private Equity Opportunities with Stellex and Leeds
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About Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden
Shawn T. Wooden was sworn in as Connecticut’s 83rd State Treasurer on January 9th, 2018. He previously spent 21-years as an investment attorney focused on public pension plans. Born and raised in Hartford, Treasurer Wooden graduated from Trinity College and holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law. He worked in key roles for the Mayor of Hartford, state Commissioner of Social Services, and the AFL-CIO's Office of Investment in Washington, D.C.
Former president of the Hartford City Council and Connecticut state director of Project Vote, he also served on the Connecticut Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board overseeing the Connecticut Office of State Ethics. He is the father of two teenage sons.
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