Kelly Mitchell was elected as the 55th State Treasurer on November 4th, 2014. In this role, Treasurer Mitchell serves as the Chair of the Indiana Bond Bank, the Statewide E-911 Board, the Indiana Education Savings Authority, the ABLE Authority, and the Sole Trustee of the State Police Pension Trust, among a number of other positions. As the state’s chief investment officer, she oversees the management of $8-9 billion on a daily basis.

Treasurer Mitchell currently serves as President of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) and is a member and Past President of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF).

Prior to becoming Treasurer, worked as the first director of TrustINdiana, Indiana’s local government investment pool.

From 1997-2004, Mitchell served as Cass County Commissioner. During her tenure, she served as President of the Board of Commissioners for five years and was named First-Term Commissioner of the Year by the Association of County Commissioners. While in office, she founded and co-chaired Cass County’s “Make a Difference Day,” managing hundreds of volunteers and dozens of projects every year.

Treasurer Mitchell holds a B.A. in Political Science from Valparaiso University, an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University–Purdue University , and an M.A. in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. During the summer of 2015, she completed The Commandant’s National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College. She is an alumna of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Services and the Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership. In 2016, Treasurer Mitchell was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by then- and received the Torchbearer Award from the Indiana Commission for Women.

Mitchell resides in Carmel with her husband, Larry, and they have a blended family of four children and two grandchildren.

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