Robin L. Wiessmann | |
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Secretary of Banking and Securities of Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office June 2, 2015 |
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Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Glenn E. Moyer |
35th Treasurer of Pennsylvania | |
In office April 30, 2007 – January 2, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Bob Casey, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert McCord |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Newtown, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Profession | Financial Professional |
Robin L. Wiessmann is the current Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities. She was nominated by Governor Tom Wolf in January 2015 and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in June 2015. She previously served as Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2009. She was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell in 2007. She was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on April 30, 2007 to fill the unexpired term of Bob Casey, who resigned to take his United States Senate seat. She did not seek election when her term expired, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Rob McCord.
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.