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The Office of Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden
News and Press
- 8/3/2021 Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden Announces New Chief Investment Officer for State’s $40b Pension Fund; Wright brings broad asset class experience managing multi-billion dollar pension funds.
- 8/2/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Updates on Connecticut Economy, Bond Issuance; Reacts to Delta Variant Affecting U.S. Markets; State Maintains Strong Cash Position, Successfully Sells $1B of Bonds to Improve Infrastructure, Increase Jobs, and Economic Activity Statewide
- 7/22/2021 Statement From State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden On $1b In Bonding For Connecticut Schools, Transportation & Crumbling Foundations; The State Bond Commission Passed $1B in Bonding Today for Much Needed Improvements to Connecticut’s Infrastructure, Schools, While Creating Jobs and Bolstering the Economy
- 7/14/2021 Treasurer Wooden Announces Over $450 Million In Commitments And Presents Real Assets And Private Equity Investment Opportunities; Wooden Provided First Quarter Results for the Connecticut Inclusive Investment Initiative
- 7/1/2021 Treasurer Wooden Shares Projected $1.2 Billion Payment Towards Unfunded Pension Liabilities Due To Historically High Rainy Day Fund; Reacts To Global And U.S. Market Climate; Wooden Reflects on Legislative Session; Legislature Passed Equitable Bipartisan Budget and Supported CT Baby Bonds, which Starting Today will help Children Born into Poverty
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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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