Wooden Elected to Serve as Senior Vice President of National Treasurer’s Organization
Hartford, CT ―On Tuesday, State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden announced that he will help lead the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) as Senior Vice President, the second ranking position in the organization, starting January 1, 2021. Wooden was elected by his peers, during the NAST 2020 Annual Business Conference: Convening Leaders, the country’s largest gathering of State Treasurers.
NAST is composed of state treasurers, or state finance officials with similar responsibilities, from across the United States. NAST is a non-partisan organization recognized as the nation’s foremost authority for responsible state treasury programs and related financial practices, policies, and education. NAST is also a national force influencing public policy at both the state and federal levels.
In Treasurer Wooden’s current role as Secretary-Treasurer of NAST, he and his colleagues have focused on advocating for state and local governments and stabilizing the financial markets they work in every day. “With many challenges ahead of us, it’s an honor to be elected to serve as Senior Vice President of NAST,” said State Treasurer Wooden. “I look forward to working closely with Treasurers around the country to put forward non-partisan policies and programs to strengthen state financial management practices as well as advocate for federal resources that benefit residents of Connecticut and our nation.”
