Ali Amiry, investment officer of the $1.6 billion San Jose Federated City Employees Retirement System and the $2.3 billion San Jose Police and Fire Department Retirement Board has a plan to reduce volatility and risk.
Funds are starting to look overseas for new investment opportunities, and Michael Sebastian, principal with Ennis, Knupp & Associates, is leading the charge.
CIO Gary Bruebaker oversees $70 billion for 39 different pensions, with $50 billion being defined benefit for the Washington State Investment Board, so he prefers a gradual approach to change.
The $36 billion Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association has officially completed the acquisition of the Denver Public Schools Retirement System's $2.7 billion in assets, and CIO Jennifer Paquette is in the midst of an asset/liability study with the pension's consultant, Ennis, Knupp & Associates, to determine the best way to incorporate and manage the money.
CIO Kelly Cliff has stuck to the same consulting strategy since he joined San Francisco-based consulting firm Callan Associates in 1992.
Cleveland, Ohio-based ORG Real Property has successfully advised clients on the real estate market and appropriate investments throughout the turmoil.
Bob Maynard is no stranger to change.
Norwalk, Conn-based Rocaton Investment Advisors has stuck to the business model it developed since the firm's founding in 2002.
Funds have been hammered in the last year, but Chris Meyer thinks that was the push funds needed to start questioning whether they had the right asset allocations and managers.
As the Wyoming Retirement System's first CIO, Trent May has several tasks at hand, including ramping up his staff, improving performance and better diversifying the fund's plain-vanilla portfolio.
Joe Bogdahn likes to keep things simple, which has paid off in spades after the recent market debacle.
After spending years as an active manager, Kenneth Goodreau, cio for the $6.5 billion Rhode Island Employees Retirement System, now has to play it safe.
Jeb Burns, cio for the Michigan Municipal Retirement System is always on the hunt for new talent.
To remain competitive in a difficult economic landscape, Evaluation Associates of Norwalk, Conn., is focusing on its year-old discretionary business, strengthening its environmental, social and governance research capabilities and boosting its services for financial intermediaries.
Ryerson has been pushing the $1.3 billion fund to become more independent since joining two years ago.