Janet Cowell

Janet Cowell
27th Treasurer of North Carolina
In office January 10, 2009 – January 1, 2017
Governor	Bev Perdue Pat McCrory
Preceded by	Richard Moore
Succeeded by	Dale Folwell
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district
In office January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Eric Miller Reeves
Succeeded by	Josh Stein
Personal details
Born	(1968-07-19) July 19, 1968 (age 56) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA, MBA)

Janet Cowell (born July 19, 1968) is the former North Carolina State Treasurer, serving from 2009 to 2017, and is the first woman to hold that position in North Carolina. She was previously a two-term member of the Raleigh City Council and a two-term Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, representing Wake County.^[1][2]