Judy Richardson

Judy Richardson retired in 2014 after working more than four decades in the fields of education and public finance, including providing financial advisory services to school districts and assistance with bond underwriting. In addition to her expertise in school finance, Ms. Richardson has experience in state government, having worked several years for the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona Department of Education. There she created a new state agency called the State Board for School Capital Facilities, which later became the School Facilities Board. She is continuing to be involved in school finance by serving as an expert witness in an Arizona lawsuit about the constitutionality of the school capital finance system.