Treasurer

Details on how Oregon used its shareholder votes in publicly traded companies around the world are now online.

In 2017, the Oregon State Treasury invested $233 million in a private equity fund called Novalpina Capital, which owns a majority share of NSO Group. NSO is an Israeli company that produces smartphone spyware that has come under scrutiny as a tool used by repressive regimes against dissidents, human rights workers and journalists.

Oregon has a new state treasurer. Democrat Tobias Read took the oath of office Friday afternoon at the state capitol. He was elected in November to replace Ted Wheeler, who is now Portland's mayor.