Wyoming Retirement System (WRS) administers retirement benefits for employees of nearly 700 public employers statewide. Currently, the membership totals nearly 42,000 active members, 23,000 retired members and approximately 20,510 inactive members. WRS has both a defined benefit and a deferred compensation programs managing $11 billion in pension assets for most non-federal public employees in Wyoming. WRS is administered by an 11-member board. The investment portfolio is invested across all geographies and asset classes including marketable equity, fixed income, hedge funds, real assets and private equity.

Provides advice and consultation to the five elected officials related to the asset allocation, development and submission of the investment policy statements as well as the overall investment structure for each of the 9 funds totaling $28 billion. The Committee also provides consultation to the hiring of investment managers.

Valparaiso is a principal equity investor focused on a value-added strategy for selected private equity opportunities in Asia larger than $100 million gross transactional value. To date, Valparaiso has realized and unrealized assets of over a $1 billion.www.val-capital.com

Manage an alternative investments portfolio in a multiple family office which includes hedge funds, private equity and direct real estate investments.