As Arizona’s Treasurer, Kimberly Yee safeguards roughly $30 billion in assets and is the steward of Arizona’s $63 billion state budget. During her term, Treasurer Yee has conservatively managed the state’s assets while generating impressive investment returns.
Kimberly Yee is a staunch and effective foe of the BDS campaign against Israel. She divested Arizona’s $143 million investment in Unilever when Ben & Jerry’s, its subsidiary, severed its ice cream sales in Judea and Samaria. Ms. Yee placed Morningstar on Arizona’s list of prohibitive investments due to that company’s subsidiary, Sustainalytics, using antisemitic sources to negatively rate companies transacting business in Israel. Under her watch, Arizona’s investments in Israel bonds surged three-fold.
The following are among the other issues discussed during this dynamic exchange with Treasurer Yee:
- What are the sources of inflows and outflows of the assets that fall under Arizona’s Treasurer’s management?
- Why did Treasurer Yee stand at the forefront of implementing programs in schools to teach students how to manage money?
- Why is the ESG movement detrimental to Arizona’s taxpayers and returns on assets under management?
- What can Arizona’s treasurer do to thwart institutions that deprive access of right-of-center and religious citizens to the financial system?
- What is Kimberly Yee’s stance on Joe Binden’s plan to forgive student loans?
- How can Treasurer Yee help protect Arizona’s citizens from the huge surge in IRS agents?
- What policies does Treasurer Yee support to mitigate the rapacious inflation crushing Arizona’s families?
Guest Speaker: The Honorable Kimberly Yee, Arizona State Treasurer
Kimberly Yee is a graduate of Pepperdine University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in English. She also holds a master’s degree in public administration from Arizona State University’s School of Public Affairs.
She was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives for the 10th legislative district from 2011 to 2013 and the Arizona Senate for the 20th legislative district from 2013 until 2019. She was elected as Arizona’s Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
