Richard H. Moore
| Richard Moore | |
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| 26th State Treasurer North Carolina | |
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In office January 6, 2001 – January 10, 2009 |
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| Governor | Mike Easley |
| Preceded by | Harlan E. Boyles |
| Succeeded by | Janet Cowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 30, 1960 Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Noel Moore |
| Profession | Lawyer / farmer |
Richard Hancock Moore (born Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, August 30, 1960) was the North Carolina State Treasurer from 2001–2009. He was first elected to that post in 2000 and re-elected in 2004.
Moore earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of the Delta-Omega chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and a graduate diploma in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics.
A former assistant U.S. Attorney, Moore previously served in North Carolina government as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and as head of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety under former Governor Jim Hunt, before being elected state treasurer in 2000. As Secretary of Crime Control & Public Safety, Moore managed the state response to and recovery from several natural disasters, particularly Hurricane Floyd. He is the co-author of a book, Faces from the Flood: Hurricane Floyd Remembered.
As Treasurer, Moore championed a national movement to protect shareholder rights against Wall Street corporate abuses. He authored investment and mutual fund protection principles which have been adopted by pension fund managers across the country. His efforts led to his appointment on the executive board of the as the only public sector member, and he has served on the board of NYSE Regulation since its inception in 2005. He was also named the country's Top Public Official of the Year in 2004 by Governing Magazine, and profiled by U.S. News & World Report (June 7, 2004). In 2005, Moore was named as a finalist for Institutional Investor's Excellence in Investment Management Award.
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