Governor Kemp Appoints Trey Bennett as New Executive Director of Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp has appointed Trey Bennett as the next executive director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Bennett will assume the role tomorrow, succeeding outgoing director Hunter Hill. The GEFA board approved Kemp’s recommendation, according to a statement from the Governor’s Office.

Bennett has over a decade of experience in legal and government roles, including serving as Deputy Executive Counsel to Governor Kemp and as General Counsel and Grants Division Director in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget. At OPB, he managed the $4.8 billion State Fiscal Recovery Fund supporting statewide grant projects.

Prior to joining the administration in 2020, Bennett worked as an assistant district attorney and a private litigator in Northeast Georgia. He holds a J.D. from the University of Georgia. Bennett lives in Hoschton with his wife and four children.