Robin Wiessmann Explained

Robin L. Wiessmann
Office:Executive Director and CEO, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Term Start:February 10, 2020
Governor:Tom Wolf
Josh Shapiro
Predecessor:Brian Hudson
Office1:Secretary of Banking and Securities of Pennsylvania
Term Start1:June 2, 2015
Term End1:February 7, 2020
Governor1:Tom Wolf
Predecessor1:Glenn E. Moyer
Successor1:Richard Vague
Office2:75th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Term Start2:April 30, 2007
Term End2:January 2, 2009
Governor2:Ed Rendell
Predecessor2:Bob Casey Jr.
Successor2:Rob McCord
Party:Democratic
Children:2
Residence:Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:Lafayette College (BA)
Rutgers University (JD)

Robin L. Wiessmann is an American attorney and government official serving as the 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 treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2009.

Education

Wiessmann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and law from Lafayette College in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in 1978.[1]

Career

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.[2]

Women Creating Change 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 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.[3] Following Wolf's election as governor, she was nominated to serve as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking.[4] Her nomination was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on June 2, 2015.[5]

On February 10, 2020, Wiessmann was named executive director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.[6] In April 2022, Wiessmann was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a member of the board of directors of Amtrak.[7] Her nominated was resubmitted in January 2023 but expired a year later.[8]

Personal life

Wiessmann and her husband live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with their two children.[9]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Robin Wiessmann '75, Secretary of Banking and Securities, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Financial Services · Policy Studies · Lafayette College . 2022-04-29 . policystudies.lafayette.edu.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann . The Pennsylvania Treasury Department Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509090500/http://www.patreasury.org/Bio.htm . May 9, 2008 . dead . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Robin Wiessmann Endorses Tom Wolf - Tom Wolf for Governor . April 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325164132/http://wolfforpa.com/sections/blog/robin-wiessmann-endorses-tom-wolf-for-governor . March 25, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. http://www.wolftransitionpa.com/sections/blog/wolf-announces-budget-agriculture-banking Governor-elect Wolf Announces Secretaries of Budget, Agriculture, and Banking and Securities (January 13, 2015 Press Release-The Wolf Transition)
  5. News: Field. Nick. PA-Gov: Wolf Celebrates Cabinet Confirmations. 4 June 2015. PoliticsPA. 3 June 2015.
  6. Web site: 10 February 2020. Robin Wiessmann named PHFA executive director & CEO. 19 January 2021.
  7. Web site: 2022-04-29 . President Biden Announces AMTRAK Board Member Nominees . 2022-04-29 . The White House . en-US.
  8. Web site: PN11 — Robin Lee Wiessmann — Amtrak Board of Directors, 118th Congress (2023-2024) . www.congress.gov . 4 March 2024 . 3 January 2024.
  9. Web site: 2020-02-11 . PHFA's board names new executive director and CEO . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185833/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/phfas-board-names-new-executive-director-and-ceo-301002010.html . 2020-11-25 . 2022-10-28 . . . en.

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