Susan Franklin Wilhelm

Susan Wilhelm is the Assistant Director of the Alabama Department of Finance. The department provides innovative, resourceful leadership and service in financial management and operational support across state government. With 13 divisions and more than 350 employees, the Department of Finance claims a number of responsibilities. The Finance Director is the chief financial officer of the state, the advisor of the Governor and the Legislature in financial matters, and is responsible for protecting the financial interests of Alabama. Susan’s responsibilities for the department include the state’s risk management, debt issuances and debt management, communications, federal funding related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and, working with Governor Ivey’s staff, the department’s legislative efforts on behalf of the department’s fiscal operations divisions and real property operations. Before joining the department, Susan served as executive director and general counsel for the state’s Board of Dental Examiners. Raised in Selma, Susan lives in Birmingham with her husband Randy.