Advisory Boards

Investor Board

Investor Board Co-Chair

TJ Carlson

CIO
Missouri State Employees' Retirement System

Investor Board Co-Chair

Elena Manola-Bonthond

CIO
CERN Pension Fund
Andrew Palmer

Investor Board Co-Chair

Andrew Palmer

CIO
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Investor Board Members

Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System
TJ Carlson (Co-Chair),
CIO

CERN Pension Fund
Elena Manola-Bonthond (Co-Chair),
CIO

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Andrew Palmer (Co-Chair),
CIO

Aflac Global Investments
Ksenija Jovanovic,
Director, Alternative Assets

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Marcus Frampton,
Chief Investment Officer

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMco)
Mark Wojcichowsky,
Portfolio Manager

Allianz Capital Partners
Worth Groome,
Director

Allianz Real Estate
Peggy DaSilva,
Head of Loan and Asset Management

Allstate Corporation
Mark Prindiville,
Chief Risk Officer

Amica Mutual Group
Susan Chung,
Senior Vice President and CIO

Australian Retirement Trust
Michael Weaver,
Head of Private Real and Mid-Risk Assets

Aware Super
Jenny Newmarch,
Portfolio Manager, Growth Assets

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
Waymond Harris,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Brighthouse Financial
Maria V. Tarhanidis,
Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments

BT Pension Scheme Management Limited
Davide Deagostino,
Principal, Portfolio Management

California State Teachers Retirement System
Scott Chan,
Deputy CIO

Carnegie Corporation of New York
Mark Baumgartner,
CIO

CenturyLink
Jonathan Rich,
Manager, Investment Strategy

Cigna Investment Management
Edward Lewis,
Senior Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments

CSAA (AAA Insurance)
Gretchen Tai,
Vice President, Investments

Drexel University
Catherine Ulozas,
CIO

Eli Lilly and Company
Susan M. Ridlen,
CIO and Assistant Treasurer

Employees’ Retirement System of Texas
Panayiotis Lambropoulos,
Portfolio Manager— Hedge Funds

Leighton Shantz,
Senior Managing Director

Equitable Insurance
Nicki Livanos,
Director

FBL Financial Group
Mark Sandbulte,
Vice President Alternatives and Macro Strategy

Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado
Dale Martin,
Director of Illiquid Alternatives

Future Fund
Wendy Norris,
Deputy CIO for Private Markets

Ben Samild,
Head of Alternatives

Alicia Gregory,
Head of Private Equity

Gandel Group (Single Family Office)
Ben Margow,
Director of Global Investment

GE CapitalNorth American Life & Health
Anthony Grandolfo,
CIO

General Electric
Harshal Chaudhari,
Deputy Treasurer and CIO, Global Pensions

Hamilton College
Sander Doucette,
Director of Investments

Hartford Investment Management Company
David Weber, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

IBM Retirement Funds
Joseph E. Veeneman,
Director, Head of Equity & Liquid Alternatives

Indiana Public Retirement System
Steve Russo,
Executive Director

Jackson National Life Insurance
Andrew Coupe,
Senior Managing Director, PPM America

Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association
Daryn Miller,
CIO

Lincoln Financial Group
Christopher Neczypor,
Executive Vice President / Chief Strategy Officer
 
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
Jonathan Grabel,
CIO
 
Esmeralda del Bosque,
Senior Portfolio Manager—Portfolio Analytics
 
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Jeremy Wolfson,
CIO
 
Manulife Investment Management
Eric Menzer,
Global Head of OCIO and Fiduciary Solutions


MassMutual
Eric Partlan,
CIO

Phillip Titolo,
Head of Direct Private Investments

MetLife Investments
Agata Praczuk,
Director, Private Equity and Hedge Funds
 
Mount Sinai Health
Scott Pittman,
CIO
 
Mutual of Omaha
Juan Prieto,
Head of Alternative Investment Mandates
 

National Electrical Benefit Fund
Monte Tarbox,
CIO

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide)
Michael Hutchinson, Investment Professional-Private Debt

Nick Smith,
Investment Professional-Private Debt

New Hampshire Retirement System
Raynald Leveque,
CIO

New Jersey State Division of Investment
Shoaib Khan
Director and CIO
 
New Mexico Investment Council
Nino Carpenito,
Investment Officer
 
New York City Retirement System
Petya Nikolova,
Deputy CIO
 

New York Life Insurance Investment Management
Jae Yoon,
CIO

New York State Common Retirement Fund
Sylvester McClearn,
Director of Emerging Managers

New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
Thomas Lee,
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 
Joe Topley,
Senior Principal

Oregon State Treasury
Mike Mueller,
Investment Officer, Alternatives

Pacific Life Insurance Company
James Burritt,
Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments

Edwin Ferrell,
Vice President
 
Penn Mutual Life
Trevor Williams,
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
 
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System
Susan E. Oh,
Director, ESG Research
 
Pepperdine University
Michael Nicks,
Director of Investments

Pritzker Family Foundation
David Chiang,
CIO

Prosperity Life
Deva Mishra,
CIO
 
Providence St Joseph Healthcare
Alec Stais,
CIO
 
Resolution Life
Leslie Vargas,
Portfolio Manager
 

Sacramento County Employees Retirement System
Steve Davis,
CIO

San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association
Donald Pierce,
CIO

Jake Abbott,
Investment Officer

San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System
Carina Coleman,
CIO

School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
Paul Cheng,
Senior Investment Officer, Real Assets

Selective Insurance Company
Vaibhav Kalia,
Portfolio Manager
 
State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
Roberta Waxman-Lenz
Managing Director, International Real Estate
 
Texas Municipal Retirement System
David Hunter,
CIO
 
Teachers Retirement System of Texas
Kirk Sims,
Senior Investment Officer and

Head of the Emerging Manager Program

Grant Walker,
Senior Director – Real Estate

Texas Education Agency, Permanent School Fund
Kathryn Gernert,
Portfolio Manager
 

Texas Tech University
Tim Barrett,
Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO

Textron
Charles Van Vleet,
Assistant Treasurer and CIO
 
The Doctors Company
T.C. Wilson,
CIO
 
TIAA
Emilia Wiener,
CIO, General Account
 
Mike Huff,
Senior Director, Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation
 
TTC Pension Plan
Andrew Greene,
Managing Director, Investments
 
Tulane University Investment Management Office
Julia Mord,
Deputy CIO
 
UniSuper
Kent Robbins,
Head of Property and Infrastructure
 
United Nations Joint
Staff Pension Fund
Elizabeth Caldas,
Investment Officer, Private Equity
 
University of California Regents
John Ritter,
Managing Director of Real Assets
 
University of Michigan
Dan Feder,
Senior Managing Director
 
Unum Group
Martha Leiper,
EVP & CIO
 
UPS Group Trust
Robert Thompson,
Senior Portfolio Manager – Credit
 
US Steel Corporation
Bryan Lewis,
CIO
 
Utah Retirement Systems
Jason Morrow
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
 
Virginia Retirement System
Andrew Junkin
CIO
 
Willett Advisors
Jeff Saret,
Managing Director, Portfolio Strategy and Asset Allocation


YMCA Retirement

Hunter Reisner,
CIO

Zurich Insurance
Karyn Williams,
Regional Investment Manager North America