Uri Monson is stepping down as the Pennsylvania state budget secretary to become executive director of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, a pension fund, according to the office of Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.
Shapiro is appointing Zachary Reber, deputy secretary for fiscal policy and program coordination in the state’s budget office, as a replacement.
“Pennsylvania taxpayers are fortunate to have dedicated public servants like Uri and Zach carefully managing the commonwealth’s budgetary and fiscal health,” Shapiro stated. “Uri has demonstrated exceptional financial leadership and integrity throughout his career, and as secretary of the budget, he instituted new policies that helped the commonwealth receive its highest bond rating in more than a decade, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Monson holds an undergraduate degree in Midrash from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, per the governor’s office.
“Uri has spent decades serving the people of Pennsylvania, managing public finances with integrity, strengthening major institutions and helping deliver real results for our Commonwealth,” stated Dana Fritz, chief of staff of the governor’s office.
Monson lives in Wynnewood, Pa., with his wife and three children, is an “active member of his synagogue,” and was a vice president and treasurer of Camp Ramah in the Poconos, per his official bio.
