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
- 10/21/2020 Statement of Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden on The Fair Access To Financial Services Act Proposed By Members of The Senate Banking Committee
- 10/19/2020 Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Joins Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner to Urge Shareholders to Reject Compensation Package for Cardinal Health Executives
- 10/15/2020 State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Launches Able CT To Benefit Connecticut’s Disability Community
- 10/14/2020 Northeast Investors’ Diversity Initiative Makes Progress In Advancing Corporate Board Diversity
- 10/14/2020 Treasurer Wooden Announces Results Of Emerging And Diverse Manager RFP
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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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