Kathleen Connell
American businesswoman, journalist, entrepreneur, and academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kathleen Connell is an American businesswoman, journalist, entrepreneur, and academic. She was the California State Controller from 1995 until 2003.[1] She was the first woman to serve in the position.
Kathleen Connell | |
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California State Controller | |
In office January 2, 1995 ā January 6, 2003 | |
Governor | Pete Wilson Gray Davis |
Preceded by | Gray Davis |
Succeeded by | Steve Westly |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Washington, D. C., U.S. |
As controller she served as a trustee of CalPERS and CalSTRS, which together comprise the largest pool of retirement assets in the world, for eight years. Among the program innovations as State Controller: the postcard tax return (the first in the nation); the Unclaimed Property Program, a national online searchable database, returning $2 billion to US residents; the California Y2K Financial Network, a multi-finance industry task force, created to successfully execute the rollover of all State financial systems, and the Citizen's Report Card, honored with a prestigious national achievement award for seven years for transparency in government financial reporting.