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Kweku Obed has been named to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Advisory Committee.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has promoted Roger Rojas to director of investments from investment officer for the agency’s $645 million College Illinois! 529 plan.
The Group Health Foundation named Peng Wang as its new cio to oversee its approximately $2 billion investment portfolio effective Dec. 1.
Hamilton College has named Lauren Jacobson as its next cio effective Nov. 7, the institution announced.
The $2.7 billion Detroit Police & Fire Retirement System will make an offer to a cio candidate.
Corey Beck Walker joined Smith College as an investment director in August.
Kristin Varela, deputy cio of the $16.6 billion New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association, will depart the plan later this year.
Allen Waldrop has joined the $75.9 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation as its new director of private equity.
The $3.1 billion Municipal Fire & Police Retirement System has promoted Deputy CIO Carlton Chin to cio.
Dominique Cherry, head of capital markets at the $6.8 billion Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, departed the plan.
This month, we have our annual feature on military veterans in the asset management industry.