Impact Investing and the Public Sector
Creating Jobs, Driving Profits
October 7, 2010
Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer was elected on November 7, 2006 as California's 32nd State Treasurer. The State Treasurer's Office (STO) plays a prominent role in helping California meet the challenges of building the future for a growing and increasingly diverse population. The STO has many tools to help provide residents what they need to create a stronger California – good-paying jobs, superior schools, improved transportation, quality health care, more affordable housing and a cleaner environment. As Treasurer, Lockyer has continued his commitment to environmental protection. He sponsored “green bond” legislation to make government buildings more energy efficient and reduce their contribution to climate change. He sponsored another measure that makes it cheaper for schools and other governmental entities to install renewable energy generation at their facilities. He revived the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, which provides low-cost financing for renewable energy and alternative fuels projects. Taken together, these actions help spur California's green economy, create the good-paying jobs of the future and fight global warming. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Lockyer earned his law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento while serving in the State Senate. He also received a teaching credential from California State University, Hayward. He is married to Nadia Maria Lockyer and has a daughter, Lisa, and a son, Diego.
