After long wait, Gov. DeSantis taps budget chief Chris Spencer to helm SBA
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to place Chris Spencer, who is currently serving as his Director of Policy and Budget, as the next Executive Director of the State Board of Administration (SBA), which manages the state’s investment funds.
The move comes two and a half years after the departure of Ash Williams, the previous head of the SBA, who left on Sept. 30, 2021, to be Vice President at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Lamar Taylor, the SBA’s Chief Operating Officer, has served as Interim Executive Director since then. Taylor is slated to continue as the SBA’s Chief Investment Officer, according to a press release from DeSantis’ Office.
During a Cabinet meeting in January 2023, the search was opened...
