R. David Rousseau was confirmed by the State Senate and sworn in as State Treasurer on April 7, 2008. David Rousseau was sworn in as Acting State Treasurer on January 16, 2008, soon after Governor Jon S. Corzine announced his intention to nominate him to be State Treasurer.

Prior to becoming Acting State Treasurer, Rousseau served as Senior Advisor to the Governor for Budget and Fiscal Policy and Deputy State Treasurer. In those roles, he worked closely with the Governor and Treasurer in developing and implementing the annual State budget and other fiscal policy issues.

Mr. Rousseau, 47, has spent his career working at high levels on the State budget in the Legislative and Executive branches of New Jersey government.

He served as Deputy State Treasurer from 2002 until 2006 and provided policy guidance to the Governor, Treasurer and Governor’s office on areas related to fiscal and budget policy including taxation issues, property tax relief and reform.

Mr. Rousseau was Senior Policy Advisor to the Senate President focusing on the budget before returning to the Treasury Department.

He served as the Budget Director for the Senate Democratic office from 1990 to 2002. He moved to the Senate staff after serving as Research and Project Coordinator for the Election Law Enforcement Commission.

Mr. Rousseau received a bachelor’s degree from Temple University where he graduated cum laude. He holds an MBA from Rider University.

He is a lifelong Mercer County resident. He lives in Hamilton with his wife, Debra and two sons, Kyle and Kenneth.