Stephanie Tom joins the State Treasurer’s Office as a Deputy Treasurer. In this role, Stephanie will oversee savings and investment programs in the STO, including ScholarShare 529 college savings plan, California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, CalSavers retirement savings program, California Achieving a Better Life Experience savings program for people with disabilities, and the California Hope Opportunity Perseverance and Empowerment savings program for children who lost a parent to Covid-19 and long-term foster youth.

Stephanie brings to the State Treasurer’s Office 30 years of professional management experience in the private and public and legislative sectors, including a record of accomplishments in the high technology industry managing sales and marketing strategies for start-up companies and corporate initiatives. She was most recently the Chief Consultant for the AAPI Legislative Caucus in the California State Assembly, where she was responsible for supporting the Caucus’ policy agenda, including annual legislative and budget priorities.

Previously Stephanie worked as Deputy Director for Strategic Planning, Broadband and Digital Literacy, at the California Department of Technology. In this capacity, she managed the California Broadband Council and its coinciding task forces and was a statewide advocate for digital inclusion and tribal broadband needs. Most notably, she helped lead the efforts to create Governor Newsom’s Broadband Executive Order (N-73-20) and establish the state’s first Broadband for All Action Plan.

Prior to joining the state, Stephanie spent 25 years in the High Technology industry.  She worked on international joint ventures at CyberCash Inc. and International Business Machines (IBM). Stephanie’s primary industry experience was with Oracle Corporation for 19 years where she led in sales and marketing teams and was selected for the inaugural Executive Engagement team responsible for managing and executing global customer engagement strategies for Oracle’s corporate executives.