Donna Arduin
Partner

Ms. Arduin is a partner at Arduin, Laffer & Moore, Econometrics, LLC, providing economic, fiscal, and policy advice to Governors, legislatures, think tanks, and corporate clients throughout the country.

Donna served as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Director of Finance from November 2003 until October 2004, where she was the Governor's chief fiscal advisor and was a member of over 70 boards and authorities. Prior to her appointment as Director, Schwarzenegger asked Arduin to undertake an outside, independent audit of California government and state finances.

Prior to working for Governor Schwarzenegger, Arduin served governors from three additional states, including Florida, New York, and Michigan.  Donna was Governor Jeb Bush's Director of the Florida Office of Policy and Budget for five years, where she managed the formulation of the governor’s policy and fiscal recommendations, created the nation's first interactive "e-budget," and implemented performance-based budgeting and long-range planning.  Additionally, Donna served Governor George Pataki throughout his first term as First Deputy Budget Director and led his successful efforts to reduce and simplify property taxes in New York and reduce the size of state government.  Donna also served Governor John Engler for three years during his first term, as Chief Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget, as well as the executive director of his reinventing government commission and his appointee to the Michigan Municipal Bond Board of Trustees.

Arduin offers extensive experience in bringing government spending under control through long-term policy planning and fiscally conservative budgeting. Her Governors have consistently received high marks on the Cato Institute's fiscal report cards during her tenure with their administrations.  Ms. Arduin also sat on Governor Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors and Property Tax Reform Committee. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc, which is the community-based organization that coordinates child protection programs for the Miami area.

A graduate of Duke University, Arduin graduated magna cum laude with honors in economics and public policy. She worked as an analyst in New York and Tokyo in the private financial markets for Morgan Stanley and Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan.