Comptroller of the Treasury

John Morgan was born January 4, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is married to Donna Morgan; they have two sons, Brian and Kevin and one granddaughter, Ava.

Morgan graduated from Austin Peay State University in 1974. He did graduate work at Louisiana State University from 1974 to 1976.

He entered state government as a research assistant for the Legislative Fiscal Review Committee in 1976. From 1978 to 1980 he was a research assistant in the Department of Finance and Administration, and from 1980 to 1982 was an administrative assistant to the State Treasurer. In 1982 he began working in the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury as assistant director of Bond Finance, and in 1983, as director of Bond Finance. In 1987 he also became assistant to the Comptroller, as well as Director of Bond Finance. In October of 1987 Morgan left state government and was vice president, director of Public Finance of Third National Bank in Nashville. In February of 1989 Morgan returned to state government as executive assistant to the Comptroller of the Treasury, and in January 1999 was first elected Comptroller of the Treasury by the Tennessee General Assembly. He was reelected to this position in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Morgan is a member of the Association of Government Accountants and the American Society of Public Administration.

He enjoys gardening and golf, and is the proud owner of an 85-pound golden retriever, McGregor!

The Comptroller of the Treasury is a constitutional officer elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years. State statutes prescribe his duties, the most important of which relate to audit of state and local government entities, and participation in the general financial and administrative management of state government. In addition to the Department of Audit, the Office of the Comptroller includes the divisions of Management Services, Bond Finance, Local Finance, Local Government, Property Assessments, State Board of Equalization, Offices of Research and Education Accountability and State Assessed Property. The Comptroller of the Treasury is also a member of over 35 committees, boards and commissions.