Anne Stuhldreher is a Senior Advisor in the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer, where she helps conceive and launch new economic justice programs and policies. She founded the office's work to assess and reform fines, fees, and debt that unfairly burden people simply for being poor. Under her leadership, San Francisco led the nation in rethinking how cities use financial penalties — eliminating or reducing dozens of city-imposed charges, lifting debt from tens of thousands of residents, and removing barriers to stability. She co-founded Cities and Counties for Fine and Fee Justice, a national network advancing these reforms, and helped achieve statewide changes that eliminated billions of dollars in debt owed by low-income Californians. She also conceived Kindergarten to College and Bank on San Francisco, initiatives that have helped tens of thousands of San Franciscans build financial stability.
Before joining the City, Anne held senior roles at The California Endowment, New America, and in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has also been an Aspen Institute Fellow and worked at the Ford Foundation. She writes and speaks frequently on economic justice — including authoring Overcharged, her commentary series for CalMatters. Anne holds dual master's degrees in business and public affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.
