U.S. Asset Owners Advisory Council

The U.S. Asset Owners Advisory Council advises the CII board and staff on issues, trends, proposed policy development, topics and speakers for CII events and membership benefits and services. U.S. Asset Owner members who are not employed by a fund represented on the CII board are eligbile to nominate themselves for Advisory Council membership each spring. The CII board appoints members to one-year terms. Members may serve up to three consecutive terms.
 
The members of the U.S. Asset Owners Advisory Council for 2025-2026 are: 
 

Ji Hae Kim, Target
Hope Mehlman, Ally Financial

Labor Funds
Edgar Hernandez, Service Employees International Union
John Keenan, AFSCME
Erin Markiewitz, AFL-CIO

Public Funds
Gianpiero (JP) Balestrieri, DC Retirement Board
Stephany Brinkman, State Universities Retirement System (IL-SURS)
Andrew Collins, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS)
Tarrell Gamble, Alameda County Employees Retirement Association
Jonathan Grabel, LACERA (Chair)
Katie Green, Vermont Pension Investment Commission
Meredith Jones, Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System 
Karen Kerschke, Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
Kevin Lindahl, Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado
Bridget Murphy, Washington State Investment Board (Vice Chair)
Veena Ramani, MassPRIM
Anastasia Rotheroe, Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

Endowments, Foundations and Other U.S. Asset Owner Funds
Suhel Kanuga, Casey Family Programs
Renaye Manley, Amalgamated Foundation
Wendy Pulling, UC Investments
Alec Stais, Providence Health

For more information about the Corporate Governance Advisory Council, please contact Glenn Davis.