Council of Institutional Investors

Board of Directors

The Council of Institutional Investors is governed by a volunteer board of directors who are deeply committed to good corporate governance and investor protection. The 15 directors represent public, union and corporate employee benefit funds across the country.

Board Officers

Chair: Aeisha Mastagni
Senior Portfolio Manager
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Member of CII Board since 2021, previously on board from 2016-2020
Co-Chair: Margaret Foran
Chief Governance Officer, SVP & Corporate Secretary
Prudential Financial
Member of CII Board since 2020, previously on board from 2003-2007
Treasurer: Katy Hoffman
Chief of Staff, Investment Management Division
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Member of CII board since 2021
Co-Chair: Tejal Patel
Executive Director
SEIU Affiliates’ Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan/SOC Investment Group
Member of CII board since 2021
Secretary: Michael Pryce-Jones
Co-Head, Capital Strategies
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Member of CII board since 2022
Co-Chair: Michael McCauley
Senior Officer
Florida State Board of Administration
Member of CII board since 2021

Non-Officer Board Members

Joe Aguilar
CIO
Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
Member of CII board since 2023
Drew Hambly
Investment Director, Global Equity, Head of Stewardship
California Public Employees' Retirement System
Member of CII board since 2024
Tracy Harris
Trustee
District of Columbia Retirement Board
Member of CII board since 2023
Michael J. Howard
Trustee
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Member of CII board since 2024
Margaret Madden
SVP, Corporate Secretary & Chief Governance Counsel
Pfizer
Member of CII board since 2023
John Mulè
Director of Legal and Policy Services
Minnesota State Board of Investment
Member of CII board since 2024
Melanie Myers
Senior Associate Director
American Federation of Teachers
Member of CII board since 2024
Yumi Narita
Executive Director, Corporate Governance 
Office of the New York City Comptroller
Member of CII board since 2022
Jennifer O'Dell
Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs
Laborers' International Union of North America
Member of CII board since 2023