Department of Finance
915 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Fred W. Klass, Chief Operating Officer

Fred Klass is the Chief Operating Officer for the California Department of Finance, where he has worked for 22 years developing and administering budgets and policies for state programs in a wide variety of areas including natural resources, environmental protection, energy, capital outlay, courts, higher education, local government, and information technology. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Klass is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department’s various units and ensuring the efficient functioning of the organization.

During his 33 years of state service, Mr. Klass also served as a consultant to the state Senate Budget Committee, was the Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations for the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, and evaluated governmental program effectiveness and efficiency for the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy (Little Hoover Commission).

Mr. Klass holds a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Sacramento, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.