The pension fund approved up to $500 million in private markets commitments at a meeting today.
She comes to the plan from another retirement fund in the state.
The firm has also hired a managing director to lead the new business.
The retirement system will interview four private equity managers at an investment committee meeting this week.
The county deferred compensation plan did not previously work with a firm for the services.
Michael Knapp has joined Angeles Equity Partners as managing director and head of business development.
The pension fund will review potential alternative domestic small-cap equity managers in November.
A co-founder and senior advisor on the alternatives consulting firm’s operational due diligence team is leaving the firm this month.
An RFP was issued earlier this year for the authority’s $213.6 million Retirement Income Plan and $107.6 million Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
Ryan Madani has joined Cliffwater as managing director on its real assets platform.