David Lillard

David H. Lillard Jr. (born 1953) is an American lawyer, politician and government official. A Republican, he serves as the state treasurer for the state of Tennessee.

Early life David Lillard was born circa 1953 in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Memphis, where he earned a BA and a JD.

Political career County Commissioner A Republican, Lillard was a Shelby County Commissioner until 2009, He was subsequently re-elected to several two-year terms, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), and the State's Deferred Compensation plan. The Tennessee Treasury also administers the TNStars College Savings 529 Program; the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission; ABLE TN; the state's Unclaimed Property program, and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

Lillard worked with the 108th Tennessee General Assembly on legislation to stabilize TCRS employer costs and pension liabilities. The legislation required all new state and higher education employees and K-12 public-school teachers hired on or after July 1, 2014, to participate in the Hybrid Retirement Plan, which included defined benefit and deferred compensation components that reduced costs. The Hybrid Plan is a combination of a defined benefit plan provided by TCRS

Lillard also served as President of the National Executive Committee of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) through 2017. He served as President of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) in 2015 and represented NAST on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) from 2016-2019. He was a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) from 2019-2023.

Personal life Lillard has a wife, Patricia Newton, and three children. He resides in Shelby County, and he is a member of the United Methodist Church.