Meet our Africa Institutional Investors Advisory Council
U.S. Pension Plans
| First name | Last Name | Company | Title |
| Obie L. | McKenzie | BlackRock Inc | Managing Director of Global Client Group BlackRock Inc and Chairman of the Advisory Council |
| Vicki | Fuller | New York State Common Retirement Fund | Chief Investment Officer |
| Angela | Miller-May | Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund | Director of Investments/ Chief Investment Officer |
| Greg | Floyd | New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) | President/Trustee |
| David | Ourlicht | New York State Insurance Fund | Trustee/Commissioner Chairman, Investment Committee and Member of the Budget and Audit Committee |
| Kurt | Summers | City of Chicago Treasurer | Trustee |
| Cheryl | Alston | Dallas Employees’ Retirement Fund | Executive Director |
| Roselyn | Spencer | Baltimore Employees Retirement System | Executive Director |
| Joseph | Boateng | Casey Family Foundation | Chief Investment Officer |
| Herman | Santos | Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) | Board Member |
| Henry | Jones | The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) | Vice President
CalPERS Board of Administration and Chair of Investment Committee |
| Charles (Chuck) A. | Burbridge | Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund | Executive Director |
| Richard | Ingram | Teachers Retirement System of Illinois | Executive Director |
| Tom | Tull | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Chief Investment Officer |
| Robert | Greene | Virgina Retirement System | Trustee; President & CEO of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAICPE) |
| Randy | Bowman | Dallas Employees Retirement System Trustee | Trustee |
| David | Kelly | Teachers Retirement System of Texas | Chair of the board |
| Sara | Bonesteel | The Prudential Insurance Company of America | Chief Investment Officer – Retirement Business |
| Scott | Sleyster | The Prudential Insurance Company of America | Senior Vice President |
| Christian | Dunbar | City of Philadelphia | Deputy City Treasurer |
| Edson | Edwards | Actuary, Senior Investment Associate | Federal Reserve Office of Employee Benefits |
| Cynthia
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Thomas
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General Retirement System and Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit |
Executive Director
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| J. Anthony “Jim” | Beard
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the City of Atlanta; Trustee for both City of Atlanta Police and Firefighters Pension Funds; member of the Municipal CFO Forum
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Chief Financial Officer |
| Leona | Bridges
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City and County of San Francisco Employees Retirement System
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Commissioner
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| David | Green | Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) | Chair of the Board of Investments |
| McCullough | Williams III | FIS Group, Inc. | President, Chief Operating Officer |
| Paul | Shantic | The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) | Director of Inflation Sensitive |
| Renaye | Manley | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) | Deputy Director |
| Thomas | Henley | UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust | Managing Director |
| Rasheia | Johnson | City of Philadelphia | Treasurer |
| Alcina | Goosby’s | New York State Common Retirement Fund | Investment Officer, Private Equity |
| Nadia | Quarles | The University of Chicago Endowment | Assistant Vice President for Business Diversity |
| Gbenga | Oladeji | Casey Family Programs | Director of Investments |
Pension Consultants
| Judy | Chambers | Pension Consulting Alliance (PCA) | Managing Director |
| Kristin R. | Finney-Cooke | NEPC, LLC | Senior Consultant |
| Andrew | Junkin | Wilshire Consulting | President |
African Based Partners
| Ndabe | Mkhize, CAIA, CFA | Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPR) | Chief Investment Officer |
| Uche | Orji | Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer |
| David | Nuyoma | Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) | Chief Executive Officer /Principal Officer |
Asset Managers and Investment Advisors
| Papa Madiaw | Ndiaye | Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG Funds) | Chief Executive Officer |
| Justin | DeAngelis | Denhan Capital | Managing Director |
| Bobby J. | Pittman | Kupanda Capital | Managing Director |
| Ronald | Mincy | LionWorks Capital | CEO & Managing Partner |
| Lee | Stephens | The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) | Executive Vice President, Global Client Management |
| Wale | Adeosun | Kuramo Capital Management | Founder and Chief Investment Officer |