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
- 2/19/2020 State’s Largest Pension Funds Return Over 16.8% in 2019; Treasurer Wooden Announces That Pension Assets Grew to Historic High of $37.6 Billion; Investment Advisory Council Approves Divestment as Part of Treasurer’s Responsible Gun Policy
- 2/12/2020 Larson, Courtney, Wooden Meet to Discuss Legislation to Help Connecticut Residents Claim Savings Bonds
- 2/5/2020 Treasurer Wooden Statement on Priorities for New Legislative Session
- 2/5/2020 Remarks by Treasurer Wooden For Mayor Carrie Saxon Perry’s Celebration Of Life; The Artist Collective - Hartford, Connecticut
- 12/31/2019 CRPTF Private Market Commitments on Pace for the New Year Treasurer Wooden Announces Decision to Commit a Total Of $250 Million to HarbourVest Partners & Ares Management
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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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