Eileen Klein
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Eileen Klein
|image = Eileen Klein by Gage Skidmore.jpg
|office = 44th Treasurer of Arizona
|governor = Doug Ducey
|term_start = April 17, 2018
|term_end = January 7, 2019
|predecessor = Jeff DeWit
|successor = Kimberly Yee
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|party = Republican
|education = Florida State University, Tallahassee {{small|(BA)}}
Arizona State University, Tempe {{small|(MPA)}}
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Eileen Klein is an American politician from the state of Arizona who served as the State Treasurer from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was appointed to replace Jeff DeWit, who resigned to become the CFO of NASA. Previously, Klein had been a member of the Arizona Board of Regents, serving as that board's president.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/04/17/ducey-appoints-eileen-klein-state-treasurer-replacing-jeff-dewit/524867002/|title=Ducey appoints Eileen Klein as state treasurer, replacing Jeff DeWit|publisher=}}
Education
Klein graduated from Florida State University and holds a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University.{{cite web|url=https://www.azregents.edu/about/board-president|title=Eileen I. Klein|website=Arizona Board of Regents|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420073915/https://www.azregents.edu/about/board-president|url-status=dead}}
Career
Klein served as Chief Operating Officer and vice president for UnitedHealthcare Arizona Physicians IPA.{{cite web|last1=Mace|first1=Mikayla|title=Eileen Klein resigning as president of Arizona Board of Regents|url=http://tucson.com/news/local/eileen-klein-resigning-as-president-of-arizona-board-of-regents/article_e6670598-165f-5e78-bb79-e69858ca9c57.html|website=Arizona Daily Star|date=March 26, 2018|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065814/http://tucson.com/news/local/eileen-klein-resigning-as-president-of-arizona-board-of-regents/article_e6670598-165f-5e78-bb79-e69858ca9c57.html|url-status=live}} In 2009, Klein became chief of staff for Governor Jan Brewer. Klein became president of the Arizona Board of Regents in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/03/26/regents-president-eileen-klein-step-down-role-june/459922002/|title=Regents President Eileen Klein to step down from role in June|publisher=|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412074942/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/03/26/regents-president-eileen-klein-step-down-role-june/459922002/|url-status=live}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Treasurer of Arizona|years=2018–2019}}
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Category:Arizona State University alumni
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:State treasurers of Arizona
Category:Women state constitutional officers of Arizona
Category:Women in Arizona politics
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)