Department of Finance Directors

Keely Martin Bosler was appointed Director of Finance by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on August 21, 2018 and reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in December 2018.

Prior to her appointment, she served as Cabinet Secretary for Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. from 2016 to 2018. Bosler previously served as Chief Deputy Director for Budgets at the Department of Finance from 2013 to 2016.

Bosler was Staff Director for the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee from 2010 to 2013, where she was a consultant from 2004 to 2009. She also served as Associate Director for Fiscal Services over the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Budget Management Branch from 2009 to 2010. She started her career at the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, where she served as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst from 2000 to 2004.

After Finance, Bosler was appointed to the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.

Bosler is a graduate of California State University, Chico with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business. She also holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics from Cornell University.