As Nevada’s 23rd state treasurer, Zach Conine serves as the chief investment officer for the state, managing more than $30 billion.
In his first two years as treasurer, the state received two bond rating increases, the first since 2006; generated the highest investment returns since the 2008 recession; and returned the largest amount of unclaimed property back to Nevadans since the inception of the state’s Unclaimed Property program.
During the pandemic, Conine developed a partnership with the unemployment office to search applicants for unclaimed property, resulting in more than $1.7 million returned to Nevadans. His team also launched the Pandemic Emergency Technical Support Grant program. At $101 million, it’s the largest small-business support program in the history of Nevada and has helped thousands of businesses stay open and keep their employees on the payroll.
Always with his constituent needs in mind, Conine has urged lawmakers to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour. To help expand access to higher education, he launched NVigate.org to help students and parents navigate paying for postsecondary education.