About Tate Reeves

Tate Reeves was elected as Mississippi’s fifty-third Treasurer on November 4, 2003.  He is the first Republican treasurer in the state’s history. Tate is a Rankin County native and a graduate of Florence High School.  He is an honors graduate of Millsaps College and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics.  While at Millsaps, he played point guard for the Millsaps Majors basketball team.  Tate has continued to be an active alumnus and remains involved with his alma mater by serving as a member of the investment policy board for the Millsaps College General Louis Wilson Fund.

Prior to becoming Treasurer, Tate was a member of the Trustmark Investment Strategy Committee and served as an Assistant Vice President for AmSouth.  He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA). Tate is also a member of the CFA Society of Mississippi and is a member of the CFA Institute, an organization that leads the investment industry by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Mississippi Society of Financial Analysts Award.

After serving one term as the President of the Southern Region of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST), Tate has currently been elected as the organization’s national president.  He also serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of College Savings Plans of Mississippi and the Health Care Trust Fund.

Tate and his wife Elee Williams Reeves, a Tylertown native, are the proud parents of their two daughters, Sarah Tyler and Elizabeth Magee.  Currently, the Reeves family attends Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church, where Elee and Tate serve as co-chairman of the 2006 Capital Campaign.  They have been very committed to many civic and charitable organizations in Mississippi – including the Mississippi Society of Disabilities, UMC Children’s Cancer Clinic, Middle Mississippi Girl Scout Council, Boys & Girls Club of Mississippi, Stewpot Ministries, the Exchange Club Parent Child Center, and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.  In addition, Tate is currently serving as the 2006-2007 state chairman for the United Way and as a member of the YMCA finance committee.