Malia M. Cohen

Where Cohen stands

Fiscal Discipline & Long-Term Reserves

While current revenues remain strong, California’s fiscal outlook is still subject to economic uncertainty and revenue volatility. As fiscal stewards, we must continue planning for the long term by paying down accumulated liabilities, strengthening our reserves, and maintaining the flexibility needed to respond to future challenges.

Financial Transparency & Economic Competitiveness

While we continue to reimagine financial transparency in order to give Californians a clearer understanding of the state’s financial condition, we need to call upon expert talent that has its fingers on the pulse of what is driving global, national, statewide and regional markets, and how it affects our state’s competitiveness as the world’s fourth largest economy.