The State Controller is the Chief Fiscal Officer of California, the eighth largest economy in the world, and is principally responsible for accountability of the state's resources. The Controller ensures the appropriate expenditure of -- and accounting for -- every tax payer dollar, advancing the long-term sustainability and responsible stewardship of California public resources. The Controller chairs or serves on 81 state boards and commissions, and is charged with duties ranging from overseeing the administration of the nation's two largest public pension funds, to protecting our coastline and helping to build hospitals. More.....