With more than 20 years in finance, Christine Solich was appointed CAEATFA executive director on July 14, 2010 by State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, and confirmed by the rest of the authority’s governing board two weeks later.

Solich was born and raised in Sacramento, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA, both from California State University, Sacramento. She joined the State Treasurer’s Office in 1990 as an analyst for the Local Agency Investment Fund.

Solich has worked under three state treasurers, and previously represented them on the governing boards of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System

At the time of her appointment as executive director, Solich was the assistant director of investments for the State Treasurer’s Office. She was the senior securities trader and supervised a staff handling market activity, operations and pension fund support.

Treasurer Lockyer Names Christine Solich Executive Director of California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (Press release) (pdf)