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: Yumi Narita
Executive Director, Corporate Governance 
Office of the New York City Comptroller
Member of CII board since 2022
Co-Chair: Margaret Madden
SVP, Corporate Secretary & Chief Governance Counsel
Pfizer
Member of CII board since 2023
Treasurer: Drew Hambly
Investment Director, Global Equity, Head of Stewardship
California Public Employees' Retirement System
Member of CII board since 2024
Co-Chair: Jennifer O'Dell
Director, Corporate Affairs
Laborers' International Union of North America
Member of CII board since 2023
Secretary: Dieter Waizenegger
Director, Investment Stewardship
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Member of CII board since 2025
Co-Chair: Andrew Roth
CEO and Executive Director
Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association
Member of CII board since 2025

Non-Officer Board Members

Patricia Gazda
Corporate Governance Officer
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
Member of CII board since 2025
Jonathan Grabel
Chief Investment Officer
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association 
Member of CII board since 2026
Edgar Hernández
Assistant Director
Service Employees International Union
Member of CII board since 2026
Meredith Jones
Director of Investment Operations and Corporate Governance
Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System
Member of CII board since 2026
Lulu Llano
Director
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Member of CII board since 2026
Hope Mehlman
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
Ally Financial
Member of CII board since 2026
John Mulè
General Counsel
Minnesota State Board of Investment
Member of CII board since 2024
Brandon Rees
Deputy Director, Corporations and Capital Markets
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Member of CII board since 2026
Kyle Seeley
Head of Stewardship
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Member of CII board since 2024