Laura Jackson, Deputy State Treasurer
State of Mississippi

Laura Jackson serves as the Deputy State Treasurer of External Affairs for the Office of the State Treasurer. A graduate of Mississippi College, Laura began her career in state government in 1987 as a staff auditor for then-State Auditor Ray Mabus. She remained there for 13 years, until she was hired by State Treasurer Marshall Bennett in 2000 to serve as the Bond and Collateral Director for the Office of the State Treasurer. She served in that capacity for six years, the majority of that time serving under Treasurer Tate Reeves. As the Bond and Collateral Director, she had oversight responsibility for the payment of debt service for the State of Mississippi and the Statewide Collateral Pool and Public Funds Guarantee Pool. Governor Haley Barbour hired Jackson in 2008 to serve
as the advisor to the State Bond Commission. As the Bond Advisory Director,
she was responsible for guiding the State Bond Commission through the process
of issuing general obligation bonds for various capital improvement and economic development related projects. In January 2012, at the request of Treasurer Lynn Fitch, Laura rejoined the staff at the Office of the State Treasurer as the Deputy Treasurer.

Laura is a graduate of Mississippi College in Clinton with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Accounting. She also holds a Master's in Business Administration from Mississippi College. She currently serves on several school-related boards in her local school district and has served on the Mississippi College School of Business Alumni Advisory Board and the Clinton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Laura is married to Kevin Jackson, and they have three children. Anna Kate (20) is a sophomore at the University of Southern Mississippi; Ashley (17) is a junior at Clinton High School; and Adam (14) is a freshman at Clinton High School.