WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 10, 2018)– The California State Teachers’ Retirement System today announced it has received top honors in Pensions & Investments magazine’s Best Places to Work in Money Management for 2018.
Today’s announcement reflects the fourth such honor for CalSTRS in the award’s seven years.
At the July 2018 board meeting, the Teachers’ Retirement Board adopted the 2019 Notice of Election outlining the requirements for the 2019 board election.
Three of the 12 Teachers’ Retirement Board members will be elected by the active membership. CalSTRS will hold the election from October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019.
Active and inactive members may now view their 2018 Retirement Progress Report on myCalSTRS. Your Retirement Progress Report provides a personalized overview of your CalSTRS account and benefits.
The CalSTRS Executive staff are committed to administering the direction set by the Teachers’ Retirement Board and are responsible for day-to-day operations of the system.
Jack Ehnes is the chief executive officer of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. Mr. Ehnes provides leadership for the largest educator-only pension fund in the world.
Cassandra Lichnock is the chief operating officer (COO) of CalSTRS, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of a traditional defined benefit, cash balance and defined contribution plans, as well as disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves more than 933,000 members and benefit recipients. CalSTRS administers retirement benefits for California’s public school educators in grades kindergarten through community college.
Brian Bartow is the general counsel of CalSTRS, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. He is the primary legal adviser to the Teachers’ Retirement Board and heads the fund’s Legal Services team, as well as its Office of Ethics and Compliance, Office of Information Security and Community Property Division.
Mr. Ailman is the chief investment officer of CalSTRS, the world’s largest educator-only pension fund, where he oversees an investment portfolio valued at $219.4 billion as of November 30, 2018.
Julie Underwood is the chief financial officer at CalSTRS, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. Ms. Underwood was the former CFO at the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA), responsible for the accounting and financial reporting operations of a $9.9 billion multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan.
Ashish Jain is the chief technology officer at CalSTRS who oversees five divisions: Enterprise IT Governance, Enterprise IT Solutions & Innovation, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Pension Solution, and Project Management Program.
Lisa Blatnick is the chief of administrative services at CalSTRS, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. Ms. Blatnick is responsible for the activities in the Facilities Management and Procurement, and Human Resources divisions.
Andrew Roth is the Benefits & Services Executive Officer. Mr. Roth was promoted to the position in May 2015. The position reports directly to the chief operating officer.
Grant Boyken is the Public Affairs Executive Officer at CalSTRS, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. Mr. Boyken provides strategic leadership and oversight over CalSTRS External Affairs, Communications, and Governmental Relations divisions.
