WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 20, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System announced today that the fund posted a 13.4 percent net of fees return for the 2016-17 fiscal year, with growth being driven by strong performance across all markets, led by non-U.S. equity. As of June 30, 2017, the total fund value was $208.7 billion.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 17, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has, for the fifth consecutive year, contributed one of its talented young—under age 40—investment officers, Orintheo Swanigan, to Chief Investment Officer magazine’s Class of 2017 Top Forty Under Forty.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 13, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System today announced the appointment of Diane Stanton as External Affairs Director. In her new role, Ms. Stanton will provide leadership, management and strategic direction for the CalSTRS External Affairs program, with an emphasis on stakeholder relations, outreach and engagement. Her position reports directly to Public Affairs Executive Officer, Grant Boyken.
We believe sustainable actions should take place at every level of the organization to support the long-term nature of our mission. CalSTRS values our employees as active partners in our efforts.
CalSTRS employees also support our local communities through volunteering opportunities, local business exchanges, charitable organizations and other activities.
CalSTRS welcomes and embraces diversity of thinking, background and experience to enhance our culture and drive business success.
By working together to respect, value and include each individual’s perspectives, CalSTRS empowers staff to perform their best work toward the fulfillment of our mission.
To support the strength and increased engagement of our workforce, we developed programs such as employee onboarding, health and wellness, workforce development and succession planning, and our award winning Virtuosity recognition program.
These programs, along with our community and environmental commitment, lend to the engaging culture at CalSTRS.
Virtuosity nurtures an alignment of employee interests with the core values, mission and vision of CalSTRS. CalSTRS employee recognition program, Virtuosity, CalSTRS Powered by You, celebrates the exemplary performance of CalSTRS staff working together, exceeding expectations and recognizing their peers’ successes.
Virtuosity provides staff with seven distinct platforms within varying achievement levels to nominate deserving leaders and peers.
