Marlo M. Oaks is an American investment banker and government official serving as the Utah state treasurer. He was appointed to the position by Governor Spencer Cox on June 29, 2021 and succeeded David Damschen.

Marlo Oaks
26th Treasurer of Utah
Assumed office
June 29, 2021
GovernorSpencer Cox
Preceded byDavid Damschen
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MBA)

Education

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Oaks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and English from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.[1]

Career

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From 1996 to 2011, Oaks was the director of investments at the Farmers Insurance Group in Los Angeles. From 2011 to 2013, he was the director of investment at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City. He was then a senior advisor at Peace Field, a professional services provider. He became the managing director of Crewe Capital in 2017. In 2021, Oaks was selected to serve as Utah state treasurer, succeeding David Damschen.[2][3][4] Oaks was reelected in 2022.[5]

Oaks is a member of the Republican Party.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Former investment banker Marlo M. Oaks named new Utah state treasurer". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ "Gov. Spencer J. Cox names Marlo Oaks as new state treasurer". Governor Spencer J. Cox. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ Klopfenstein, Jacob. "Former investment banker Marlo M. Oaks named new Utah state treasurer". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  4. ^ "Cox appoints a new state treasurer". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ^ "Utah Treasurer Election Results". The New York Times. December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ KUTV, Daniel Woodruff (2021-06-12). "3 GOP finalists emerge for vacant Utah state treasurer position". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kirt Slaugh
Acting
Treasurer of Utah
2021–present
Incumbent