Robin Wiessmann

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Robin L. Wiessmann
Secretary of Banking and Securities of Pennsylvania
In office
June 2, 2015 – February 7, 2020
GovernorTom Wolf
Preceded by
Succeeded byRichard Vague
35th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
April 30, 2007 – January 2, 2009
GovernorEd Rendell
Preceded byBob Casey, Jr.
Succeeded byRobert McCord
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewtown, Pennsylvania
Alma materLafayette College
ProfessionFinancial Professional

Robin L. Wiessmann is the current Executive Director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

Wiessmann previously served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities from 2015 to 2020, and as Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2009.

Career[]

Wiessmann graduated cum laude from Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and received her law degree from Rutgers University in Camden, NJ. She and her husband live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with their two children. Wiessmann is a public finance professional and has helped fund infrastructure, schools, and hospitals throughout her career. Prior to her term as Treasurer of Pennsylvania, served as a Deputy Director of Finance for the City of Philadelphia, where she helped manage the city's debt offerings. She also served as a vice president of public finance at Goldman Sachs.

From 1990 through 1999, Wiessmann was a founding principal and president of Artemis Capital Group. The firm specialized in public finance and was ranked within the top ten municipal underwriters by the end of the decade. Later, she served as a director of public finance for Merrill Lynch, the International City Managers Retirement Corporation (ICMA), and Vantagepoint Funds.[1]

The Women's City Club of New York lauded awarded Wiessmann the Civic Spirit Award in 1996. The National Women Executives in State Government Association awarded her the "Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award" in 1999. In January 2014 the organization Women in Public Finance honored Ms. Wiessmann for her service to the financial industry, and helping represent women in the industry.

Wiessmann endorsed Tom Wolf in the 2014 Democratic Primary for Governor.[2] Following Wolf's election as governor, she was nominated to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities in his Cabinet.[3] Her nomination was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on June 2, 2015.[4]

On Feb. 10, 2020, Wiessmann was named Executive Director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann". The Pennsylvania Treasury Department Website. Archived from the original on November 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Governor-elect Wolf Announces Secretaries of Budget, Agriculture, and Banking and Securities (January 13, 2015 Press Release-The Wolf Transition)
  4. ^ Field, Nick (June 3, 2015). "PA-Gov: Wolf Celebrates Cabinet Confirmations". PoliticsPA. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Robin Wiessmann named PHFA executive director & CEO" (PDF). February 10, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Political offices
Preceded by
Bob Casey, Jr.
 Treasurer of Pennsylvania
2007–2009 		Succeeded by
Robert McCord
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