Matt Fong

Fong was an independent director of TCW Group's complex of mutual funds. He also served on two technology start-up companies' boards of directors—one dealing with earthquake detection devices (Seismic Warning Systems) and the other involved with energy saving devices (American Grid).

He lived in Pasadena, California with his wife, Paula, with whom he had two children: Matthew II and Jade. Fong died of cancer in his Pasadena home on June 1, 2011. He was buried at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is survived by his mother and his wife and children.

In the 1998 U.S. Senate election, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent California Senator Barbara Boxer, despite support from Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

In 1991, California Governor Pete Wilson appointed Fong to the State Board of Equalization, where he served as its Vice Chairman (1991–1994). He left the Board in 1994 when he was elected State Treasurer for a four-year term that began January 1995.

Born in Alameda, California, Fong was the adopted son of Democrat March Fong Eu, the 25th California Secretary of State. He graduated from Skyline High School earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the United States Air Force Academy (1975), an MBA at Pepperdine University (1982), and a J.D. at the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles (1985).

Matthew Kipling Fong Chinese: 鄺傑靈 (November 20, 1953 – June 1, 2011) was an American Republican politician who served as the 30th California State Treasurer. He was a government appointee, finance industry director, and consultant after retiring from the Air Force Reserve.