Who we are and what we do

Organizational Structure

Dereck E. Davis
State Treasurer, Chair

Brooke Lierman
State Comptroller, Vice-Chair

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms

  • Charles Hopkins, 2024-2028
  • Mia N. Pittman, 2023-2027
  • Vernon A. Reid, Jr., 2025-2029
  • Michelle RhodesBrown, 2023-2027
  • Tarrus Richardson, 2023-2027
  • Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., 2021-2025
  • Vacant

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems

  • Jamaal R. A. Craddock, 2025-2029
  • Sheila Hill, 2023-2027

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the State Police Retirement System

  • Richard E. Norman, 2026-2030

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the Teachers’ Retirement and Pension Systems

  • Vickrant Puri, 2025-2029
  • Ayana K. English-Brown, 2023-2027

Ex officio

  • Dereck E. Davis, Treasurer
  • Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of the Treasury
  • Yaakov “Jake” Weissman, Acting Secretary of Budget and Management

Legal Counsel

Rachel S. Cohen, Principal Counsel, OAG

Investment Committee

Chosen by the Board of Trustees

  • Brooke Lierman, Chair
  • Mia N. Pittman, Vice-Chair
  • Dereck E. Davis
  • Sheila Hill
  • Richard E. Norman
  • Vickrant Puri
  • Michelle RhodesBrown
  • Tarrus Richardson
  • Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann

Public members appointed to three-year terms by the Board, with approval by the Board of Public Works

  • Joanna Pratt, July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028
  • Sharcus Steen, July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029
  • Monte Tarbox, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027

Audit Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • Mia N. Pittman, Chair
  • Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., Vice-Chair
  • Jamaal R. A. Craddock
  • Dereck E. Davis
  • Charles Hopkins
  • Richard E. Norman
  • Vickrant Puri

Administrative Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., Chair
  • Richard E. Norman, Vice-Chair
  • Jamaal R. A. Craddock
  • Dereck E. Davis
  • Ayana K. English-Brown
  • Vernon A. Reid, Jr.
  • Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann

Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • Vernon A. Reid, Jr., Chair
  • Sheila Hill, Vice-Chair
  • Charles Hopkins
  • Brooke Lierman
  • Michelle RhodesBrown
  • Robert F. Sandlass, Jr.
  • Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann

Compensation and Staffing Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • Michelle RhodesBrown, Chair
  • Robert Sandlass, Vice-Chair
  • Ayana K. English-Brown
  • Jamaal R. A. Craddock
  • Sheila Hill
  • Richard Norman
  • Tarrus Richardson
  • Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann

Climate Advisory Panel

Chosen by the Board

  • Angelo Cavello, Chair
  • Douglas Lawrence, Vice-Chair
  • Mary Cerulli
  • Maria Elena Drew
  • Stacy Swann

Jonathan D. Martin, Acting Executive Director
Derrick Johnson, Deputy Executive Director

Cheryl Davis-Shaw, Executive Special Assistant
Kate Kemmerer, Governance and Strategic Projects Manager

Internal Audit

David Rongione, CFE, CRMA, Chief Internal Auditor

EEO and Outreach

Vacant, EEO and Outreach Officer

Legal Counsel

Rachel S. Cohen, Esq., Principal Counsel, Office of the Attorney General

Communications

Vacant, Director

Legislative Affairs

Anne E. Gawthrop, Esq., Director

Finance Division

Vacant, Chief Operating Officer
Tonia Shultz, Chief Financial Officer

Office Services

Lawrence Banks, Director (Reports directly to Chief Operating Officer)

Budget

Van Lewis, Director

General Accounting

Delores Mitchell, Director

Fiscal Accounting

Sabeena Sylvester, Director

Procurement & Contracts

Bonita Rose, Director

Business Operations Office

Chandra Puranam, Chief Business Operations Officer
Harris Kaplan, Deputy Chief Business Operations Officer

Systems Development

Jeff Eickelberger, Director (Reports directly to Deputy Chief Business Operations Officer)

Information Systems

Thomas Montanye, Chief Technology Officer
Joe Puller, Deputy Chief Technology Officer

IT Infrastructure & Operations

Brad Taylor, Director

Cybersecurity Operations

David S. Toft, Sr., CISSP, Director

Investment Division

Dianne Sandoval, CFA, Chief Investment Officer

Private Markets

Robert Burd, CFA, CAIA, Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Private Credit
Eric Farls, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager

Real Assets
Vacant, Managing Director

Private Equity
David Ferguson, CFA, Managing Director

Accounting

Public Markets

Thomas Kim, CFA, CAIA, Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Dynamic Asset Allocation & Risk Management
Ming Cen, Managing Director

Absolute Return Portfolio
Gregory Kasten, CFA, Managing Director

Public Equity
Ratna Kota, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager

Rates/Credit
Dimitri Grechenko, CFA, Managing Director

Operations 
Sathy Kavanakudy, Director

Emerging Managers, Durable Capital, and Governance Excellence

Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo, J.D., Managing Director

Corporate Governance
Edward Kamonjoh, Senior Governance Manager

Compliance
Toni Voglino, CIA, Senior Compliance Manager

Retirement Administration Division

Megan Myers, Retirement Administrator
Sarah Carta, Deputy Retirement Administrator
Vacant, Deputy Retirement Administrator

Special Projects

Alex Chechik, Director
Sakinah Miller, Deputy Director

Benefits Processing

Charles D. So, Director
Carla Foster, Deputy Director

Data Control

Leshia Cornish-Covington, Director
Nick Harmon, Deputy Director

Member & Employer Services

Gary Burgess, Member Services Administrator

Member Services

Shane Brown, Director
Sasha Pryor, Deputy Director

Employer Services

Karen Simpson, Director

Human Resources

Nick Pindale, Director

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