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About Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss W. Street
BIOGRAPHY
Having worked for thirty years as a money manager, investment banker and corporate restructuring specialist, Chriss Street brings extensive private sector experience to electedoffice. Mr. Street has served as Chairman and CEO of two New York Stock Exchangelisted companies, as a Trustee for the United States Justice Department and as a memberof the Board of Directors for several corporations.
Street is a recognized expert in the area of municipal finance and is frequently cited in
national publications and on business programs. He recently contributed to pieces in
Barron’s, Pension & Investments, and was featured in a Bloomberg Magazine piece
exposing the risk associated with Collateralized Debt Obligations; Street has also
authored articles for both Forbes and Institutional Investor. Street has been interviewed as a featured analyst for televised news programs on CBS, ABC, National Public Television and can frequently be seen on Bloomberg Television.
Chriss’s association with the Orange County Treasurer’s office dates back to 1994 when
he and John Moorlach sounded the alarm on risky investments made by then County
Treasurer Robert Citron. After initially filing to run against the incumbent Citron, Mr.
Street withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Mr. Moorlach in his bid for the office.
Although Mr. Moorlach failed to unseat Citron, their fears about the speculative
investments were proven correct. Subsequently, the County investments suffered a
catastrophic $2 billon loss and the County filed for bankruptcy a few months after the
election.
Chriss W. Street was sworn in as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector on
December 5, 2006 where he oversees a $6 billion dollar investment pool. Chriss is also a
Trustee for the $8 billion Orange County Employee Retirement System. He is also in the
process of creating a non-profit organization for the study and advancement of
public/private partnerships.
A native of California, Mr. Street earned a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the
University of California at Irvine and is a graduate of the Stanford University School of
Business. Chriss has been involved in numerous charitable, professional and civic
organizations such as; The Homeland Security Advisory Board, Books for Freedom, the
American Bankruptcy Institute and the Orange County Employee’s Retirement System.
Chriss has been married for 29 years and is the proud father of three adult children.
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