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JEFF ATWATER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Meet the CFO
Jeff Atwater serves the citizens of the state of Florida as the state's elected Chief Financial
Officer, State Fire Marshal, and as a member of the Florida Cabinet.
Jeff Atwater
A fifth -generati on Floridian, husband and father of four, Jeff Atwater
was first elected Florida's Chief Financial Officer on November z, zoio,
and sworn into office on January 4, zoii. He was reelected to a second
term on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 6, 2015. His
commitment to public service began in 1993, when his hometown of
North Palm Beach elected him Vice Mayor. Mr. Atwater was
subsequently elected to the House of Representatives in z000 and the
Florida Senate in zooz and was unanimously selected by his fellow
senators to serve as Senate President in 2oo8.
Jeff Atwater's family has had a long and distinguished commitment to public service at
local, municipal and state levels. Family values of fairness, stewardship of the public trust,
and an unshakeable faith in the American ethos have informed his sense of duty and
responsibility in all facets of his public and private careers. He believes that the principle
role of government is to create the conditions where the individuals, families and
businesses of Florida are given every opportunity to flourish. Hard work, the value of
education, commitment to Judeo- Christian ethics, and belief in the promise of America
are to be encouraged and rewarded, not stymied by an overreaching government.
CFO Atwater's priorities since assuming office have been to aggressively eliminate the
fraud that increases the cost of living for Floridians, reduce regulations that inhibitiob
growth and economic expansion, expand his earlier efforts at fiscal transparency and
governmental accountability, and protect the state's most vulnerable citizens from
financial harm and abuse.
Mr. Atwater earned his bachelor's degree in finance and an MBA from the University of
Florida. His private sector experiences, which included twenty -five years of community
banking, provide him a unique and valuable perspective on the sacrifices and challenges
facing the business men and women of Florida, as well as the impact of government on
the individuals and families of this state. In addition to his service as an elected official,
CFO Atwater has performed volunteer work with many charitable and not - for -profit
organizations and has served on a number of governing boards, including the United Way,
Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and Take Stock in Children, among
others.
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Florida's Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Florida's CFO oversees the state's accounting and auditing functions and unclaimed
property, monitors the investment of state funds and manages the deferred
compensation program and risk management program for the state.
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Insurance consumer service is handled by the CFO, and the office is responsible for the
licensing and oversight of insurance agents and agencies, as well as funeral homes and
cemeteries.
Insurance fraud investigation also is overseen by the CFO, as well as ensuring businesses
have workers' compensation coverage in place for employees and helping injured workers
with benefit payments and re- employment.
State Fire Marshal
The state's CFO also serves as Florida's State Fire Marshal. The Division of State Fire
Marshal is a sworn law enforcement agency that provides various fire - related services
throughout the state, from assisting local fire departments by conducting arson
investigations to training citizens at one of the finest fire - training colleges in the state.
Florida Cabinet Member
Florida's CFO serves as one of three constitutionally elected state executives of the
Florida Cabinet, which consists of the Chief Financial Officer, the Attorney General, and
the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The Governor and Cabinet serve as a board of directors, or agency heads, governing such
matters as the purchase of state lands; clemency matters; state bond, trust and fund
management; veterans' affairs; state law enforcement administration; tax collection;
power plant and transmission line sitings; and financial and insurance regulation for the
state of Florida.
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