North Carolina – State Financial Officers Foundation

About

Dave Boliek assumed the position of state auditor in North Carolina on January 1, 2025. Within days, he emailed State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) CEO OJ Oleka to ask to become a member.

When Trump endorsed Boliek at an August 2024 rally, he boasted that the candidate had reportedly told him, “I’m only in politics for you, sir.”

North Carolina millionaire Art Pope donated multiple times to Boliek’s campaign. He is a member of the board of directors of the Bradley Foundation, a major funder of SFOF and its allies.

Prior to becoming auditor, Boliek was elected twice — in 2019 and 2023 — to serve on the University of North Carolina’s board of trustees. When he served as chair from 2022–23, he “led the fight at UNC to eliminate woke diversity and equity policies and create a new School of Civic Life and Leadership to help bring ideological balance to the notoriously liberal campus,” according to his campaign website.

Boliek holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA and JD from Campbell University, also in North Carolina.

Actions

Signed an SFOF-organized letter to Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) asking her to protect Tesla from “domestic terrorism” (3/31/25)
In response to Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government, eliminated DEI concepts, training, and requirements from internal policies at the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (1/23/25)

Latest Campaign Filings

Statements of Financial Interests

Contact Information

North Carolina Office of the State Auditor
20601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Website: auditor.nc.gov
Phone: (919) 807-7500
Email: osa.communications@ncauditor.gov

About

Brad Briner became state treasurer of North Carolina on January 1, 2025. He replaced State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) member Dale Folwell, who chose to run for governor of North Carolina instead but lost in the GOP primary.

Briner currently serves on the board of trustees and as chairman of the investment committee for his alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy, the well-known prep school in New Hampshire. He formerly served on the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (where he earned his undergraduate degree), the board of directors of the Boston Omaha Corporation, and the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee for the State of North Carolina.

Briner had retired before running for state treasurer. Between 2012 and 2023, he worked as co-chief investment officer for Willett Advisors, which managed Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic assets. Prior to working at Willet, Briner was a co-founder of Morgan Creek Capital Management and held positions at the UNC Management Company, ArcLight Capital, and Goldman Sachs.

Briner holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Harvard University.

Actions

Signed SFOF-organized letter to Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) asking her to protect Tesla from “domestic terrorism” (3/31/25)
Signed SFOF-organized letter to SEC, asset managers, proxy advisors & companies opposing diversity, equity, & inclusion efforts (3/26/25)

Latest Campaign Filings

Statements of Financial Interests

Contact Information

Department of the State Treasurer
3200 Atlantic Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604
Website: nctreasurer.com
Phone: (919) 814-4000
Email: press@nctreasurer.com