Jack Ehnes
Jack Ehnes is the Chief Executive Officer of the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). Mr. Ehnes provides leadership for the largest teacher pension fund in the nation. 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 852,000 members and benefit recipients with an operating budget of approximately $170 million and more than 900 employees. The asset value of the investment portfolio was
$152.9 billion as of March 31, 2012. CalSTRS administers retirement, disability and survivor benefits for California's public school educators in grades kindergarten through community college.
Mr. Ehnes came to CalSTRS from Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (Denver, Colorado). Among several duties as vice president for corporate affairs, Mr. Ehnes served as the trustee/plan administrator for Great-West's employees' defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Prior to Great-West, Mr. Ehnes served as the Colorado Insurance Commissioner, deputy insurance commissioner and board trustee for the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association, which included six years as chair and vice-chair of the board.
Mr. Ehnes currently serves on the boards of the National Council on Teacher Retirement, National Institute on Retirement Security, Ceres (national network of investors and environmental organizations working to address sustainability challenges), the Public Employees Board of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans; and also is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Council on Aging.
As a recognized leader and public servant, Mr. Ehnes has served on high profile national task forces throughout his career including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and on various healthcare and insurance commissions and advisory boards. He also was a board member and chair of the Council of Institutional Investors.
Mr. Ehnes received the 2011 Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Lillywhite Award, recognizing outstanding lifetime service and contributions to Americans' economic security. He was also recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors' list of the 100 most influential corporate governance professionals for 2011.
Mr. Ehnes is a native of Rochester, New York, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a Master's degree from Vanderbilt University. He lives in Sacramento with his wife, Cindy, and daughters Lacey and Amy.
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