Deputy Treasurer Announced

Liz Gullett

Sep 23, 2016

On Wednesday it was announced that State Treasurer Nick Khouri appointed Dr. Eric Scorsone as Senior Deputy State Treasurer for Finance. Dr. Scorsone responsibilities will include monitoring the fiscal health of local governments and school districts, state and local debt financing, and higher education student financial assistance. Additionally, he will oversee the Bureaus of State and Authority Finance, Student Financial Services, and Local Government Services. The appointment is effective September 26.

Dr. Scorsone currently works for Michigan State University, where he created the MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy. He has been given a leave of absence from the university while he serves in Treasury. Dr. Scorsone also spent a year as a Chief Economist for the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency. Prior to his work in Michigan, he served as an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky, an economist for the Colorado Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budget, and as a senior economist for the City of Aurora, Colorado. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Loyola University of Chicago, a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Economics from Colorado State University.

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