James Eke

Trustee

Director of Capital Finance - State of Colorado Department of Treasury

James Eke is the Debt Manager for the Colorado Department of the Treasury with over a decade of public service financial experience, he specializes in public finance and treasury operations and finds it incredibly motivating being a financial advocate for the people of Colorado.

Professionally, James started his financial services career in a local credit union. Working his way up the ranks from a teller to becoming a member service representative and loan officer. He started his treasury operations experience at a biomedical firm in Lakewood, CO. Eventually moving on to become the Treasury and Finance Manager of Thompson Creek Metals. James began his public service career at Denver Public Schools as the Senior Manager of Treasury in 2014. Later Jim moved to work at Colorado’s Department of Public Safety managing two accounting teams assigned to the Colorado State Patrol and the Division of Criminal Justice. James took the opportunity and joined the state Treasurer’s office in December 2020 as the Debt Manager and CLIMBER Program Director for the state of Colorado.

James is a Colorado native growing up in Lakewood and currently residing in Castle Rock with his wife Melissa and their family. Not falling too far from the tree, he attended school at Metropolitan State University of Denver graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Later, getting a double MBA from Regis University in Accounting/Finance and Operations Management in 2009.

Personally, James loves spending his time enjoying the wonderful natural resources that Colorado has to offer with his friends and family. He enjoys accessing and spending time outdoors camping, off-roading and hiking. Colorado is a great place for sports, and he also enjoys skiing, playing softball and golf and supporting Colorado’s amazing professional teams.